03300nam 2200649 450 99644154710331620221220143333.01-281-31036-097866113103630-470-70390-30-470-77341-30-470-77521-1(CKB)1000000000536022(EBL)351660(OCoLC)476173253(SSID)ssj0000268972(PQKBManifestationID)11954608(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268972(PQKBWorkID)10243215(PQKB)10025202(MiAaPQ)EBC351660EBL7019586(AU-PeEL)EBL7019586(MiAaPQ)EBC7019586(EXLCZ)99100000000053602220221220d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWar in the Hellenistic world a social and cultural history /Angelos ChaniotisMalden, Massachusetts ;Oxford, England :Blackwell Publishing,[2005]©20051 online resource (308 p.)Ancient world at warDescription based upon print version of record.0-631-22608-7 0-631-22607-9 Includes bibliographical references (pages [256]-281) and index.CONTENTS; List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Abbreviations; Table of Important Events; Preface; 1 The Ubiquitous War; 2 Between Civic Duties and Oligarchic Aspirations: Devoted Citizens, Brave Generals, and Generous Benefactors; 3 The Age of War: Fighting Young Men; 4 The Interactive King: War and the Ideology of Hellenistic Monarchy; 5 War as a Profession: Officers, Trainers, Doctors, Engineers; 6 The Gender of War: Masculine Warriors, Defenseless Women, and Beyond; 7 The Cost and Profit of War: Economic Aspects of Hellenistic Warfare8 An Age of Miracles and Saviors: The Effects of Hellenistic Wars on Religion9 The Discourse of War; 10 Aesthetics of War; 11 The Memory of War; 12 Breaking Boundaries: How War Shaped the Hellenistic World; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index; Source Index;Exploiting the abundant primary sources available, this book examines the diverse ways in which war shaped the Hellenistic world.:.; An overview of war and society in the Hellenistic world.; Highlights the interdependence of warfare and social phenomena.; Covers a wide range of topics, including social conditions as causes of war, the role of professional warriors, the discourse of war in Hellenistic cities, the budget of war, the collective memory of war, and the aesthetics of war.; Draws on the abundance of primary sources available.Ancient world at war.Wars of the Hellenistic Monarchies, 301-146 B.CMilitary art and scienceMiddle EastHistoryWars of the Hellenistic Monarchies, 301-146 B.C.Military art and scienceHistory.938.08Chaniotis Angelos156947MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996441547103316War in the hellenistic world941862UNISA