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UNINA9910454837903321 |
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Titolo |
War and society in the Greek world / / edited by John Rich and Graham Shipley |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1995, c1993 |
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ISBN |
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9786610320868 |
0-415-06643-3 |
1-134-80784-8 |
1-280-32086-9 |
0-203-43146-4 |
0-203-29245-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (285 p.) |
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Collana |
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Leicester-Nottingham studies in ancient society ; ; 4 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RichJohn <1944-> |
ShipleyGraham |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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War |
Electronic books. |
Greece History, Military |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Rev. versions of papers presented at meetings held in Leicester and Nottingham 1988-1990. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Examines the impact of war on Greek society from Homeric times to the age of Alexander and his successors. Discusses the causes and profits |
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