War and society in the Greek world / edited by John Rich and Graham Shipley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rich, John, 1944-

Shipley, Graham.

Series:

Leicester-Nottingham studies in ancient society ; v. 4.

Leicester-Nottingham studies in ancient society ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War.

Greece--History, Military.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1995, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the impact of war on Greek society from Homeric times to the age of Alexander and his successors. Discusses the causes and profits of war, links between war, piracy, slavery and trade and the ideology of warfare in literature and art.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction: The limits of war; War in the Hebrew Bible; Hoplites and Homer: Warfare, hero cult, and the ideology of the polis; War and raids for booty in the world of Odysseus; War, slavery, and settlement in early Greece; Asia unmanned: Images of victory in classical Athens; Farming and fighting in ancient Greece; Warfare, wealth, and the crisis of Spartiate society; Warfare, economy, and democracy in classical Athens

Alexander and the Macedonian invasion of Asia: Aspects of the historiography of war and empire in antiquityThe glorious dead: Commemoration of the fallen and portrayal of victory in the late classical and hellenistic world; Index;

Notes:

Rev. versions of papers presented at meetings held in Leicester and Nottingham 1988-1990.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610320868

0-415-06643-3

1-134-80784-8

1-280-32086-9

0-203-43146-4

0-203-29245-6

9780203431467

OCLC:

191661800