Circum mare : themes in ancient warfare / editor, Jeremy Armstrong ; with a foreword by Lee L. Brice.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Armstrong, Jeremy, editor.

Brice, Lee L., writer of foreword.

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 0169-8958 388.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 388. 0169-8958

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--Mediterranean Region--History--To 1500.

Military art and science.

Mediterranean Region--History, Military--To 1500.

Mediterranean Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 pages) : illustrations (some color), tables, photographs.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Circum Mare: Themes in Ancient Warfare presents a thematic approach to current directions in ancient military studies with case studies on topics including the economics of warfare, military cohesion, military authority, irregular warfare, and sieges. Bringing together research on cultures from across the Mediterranean world, ranging from Pharaonic Egypt to Late Antique Europe and from Punic Spain to Persian Anatolia, the collection demonstrates both the breadth of the current field and a surprising number of synergies.

Contents:

Front Matter / Jeremy Armstrong

War and Society in the Ancient World: An Introduction / Jeremy Armstrong

Simple Words, Simple Pictures: The Link between the Snapshots of Battle and the War Diary Entries in Ancient Egypt / Anthony Spalinger

Caesar’s Exempla and the Role of Centurions in Battle / David Nolan

Coinage and the Economics of the Athenian Empire / Matthew Trundle

Tributum in the Middle Republic / Nathan Rosenstein

The Ties that Bind: Military Cohesion in Archaic Rome / Jeremy Armstrong

Sacramentum Militiae: Empty Words in an Age of Chaos / Mark Hebblewhite

Circumscribing Imperium: Power and Regulation in the Republican Province / Ralph Covino

The Delian and Second Athenian Leagues: The Perspective of Collective Action / James Kierstead

‘Warlordism’ and the Disintegration of the Western Roman Army / Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele

The Significance of Insignificant Engagements: Irregular Warfare during the Punic Wars / Louis Rawlings

‘Siege Warfare’ in Ancient Egypt, as Derived from Select Royal and Private Battle Scenes / Brett H. Heagren

Tissaphernes and the Achaemenid Defense of Western Anatolia, 412–395 BC / John W.I. Lee

Bibliography / Jeremy Armstrong

Index / Jeremy Armstrong.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-28485-0

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004284852 DOI