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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465696703321

Autore

Rawlings Louis

Titolo

The ancient Greeks at war [[electronic resource] /] / Louis Rawlings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-78170-083-4

1-84779-153-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

355.020938

Soggetti

Military art and science - Greece - History - To 500

Armies - Greece

Electronic books.

Greece History, Military

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-244) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 War and peace in ancient Greece; Chapter 2 Early Greek warfare; Chapter 3 The makers of war; Chapter 4 The patterns of war; Chapter 5 Battlefield engagements in the age of the hoplite; Chapter 6 Naval warfare; Chapter 7 Siege warfare; Chapter 8 War and economy; Chapter 9 War and religion; Chapter 10 War, the individual and the community; Conclusion The ancient Greeks at war; Bibliography; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The ancient Greeks experienced war in many forms. By land and by sea, they conducted raids, ambushes, battles and sieges; they embarked on campaigns of intimidation, conquest and annihilation; they fought against fellow Greeks and non-Greeks.Drawing on a wealth of literary, epigraphic and archaeological material, this wide-ranging synthesis looks at the practicalities of Greek warfare and its wider social ramifications. Alongside discussions of the nature and role of battle, logistics, strategy, and equipment are examinations of other fundamentals of war: religious and economic factors.