Rawlings The ancient Greeks at war

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-84779-153-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

This book takes a thematic approach that analyses a broad range of military and social aspects of Greek warfare in the period from the Late Bronze Age to Alexander the Great. Topics include: the causes of war, land battles, sieges and naval warfare, as well as the economic, religious, political, and cultural impact of war.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rawlings, Louis

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Griechische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Antike Kriegsführung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
War and Peace in Ancient Greece
Early Greek Warfare
The Makers of War
The Patterns of War
Battlefield Engagements in the Age of the Hoplite
Naval Warfare
Siege Warfare
War and Economy
War and Religion
War, the Individual and the Community
Conclusion
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Rawlings Louis:
Louis Rawlings is Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of CardiffLouis Rawlings is Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Cardiff