Hoplites : the classical Greek battle experience / edited by Victor Davis Hanson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hanson, Victor Davis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--Greece--History.

Military art and science.

Greece--History, Military.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Incorporating research found in ancient literary, iconographic, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, this book explores the experiences of the soldiers who conducted battle on the small plains of ancient Greece.The volume, which draws on the accumulated expertise of nine American and British scholars, emphasizes the actual techniques of fighting and practical concerns as the use of commands, music in warfare, the use of ""dog-tags"", and ritual on the battlefield.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of major Greek battles; The contributors; Preface; THE IDEOLOGY OF HOPLITE BATTLE, ANCIENT AND MODERN; HOPLITE WEAPONS AND OFFENSIVE ARMS; THE IDENTIFICATION AND RETRIEVAL OF THE HOPLITE BATTLE-DEAD; HOPLITE TECHNOLOGY IN PHALANX BATTLE; THE KILLING ZONE; THE SALPINX IN GREEK BATTLE; THE GENERAL AS HOPLITE; HOPLITES AND OBSTACLES; SACRIFICE BEFORE BATTLE; HOPLITES AND THE GODS: THE DEDICATION OF CAPTURED ARMS AND ARMOUR; THE FUTURE OF GREEK MILITARY HISTORY; Bibliography; Indices

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-96190-1

1-134-96191-X

1-280-10891-6

0-203-42363-1

0-203-30250-8

9780203423639

OCLC:

191031522