LEADER 03300nam 22006494a 450 001 9910143823003321 005 20190618164643.0 010 $a1-281-31036-0 010 $a9786611310363 010 $a0-470-70390-3 010 $a0-470-77341-3 010 $a0-470-77521-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000536022 035 $a(EBL)351660 035 $a(OCoLC)476173253 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000268972 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11954608 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268972 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10243215 035 $a(PQKB)10025202 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC351660 035 $aEBL7019586 035 $a(AU-PeEL)EBL7019586 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000536022 100 $a20040416d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWar in the Hellenistic world$b[electronic resource] $ea social and cultural history /$fAngelos Chaniotis 210 $aMalden, MA $cOxford (Eng.) $cBlackwell Publishing$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (308 p.) 225 1 $aAncient world at war 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-631-22608-7 311 $a0-631-22607-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 256-281) and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 Warfare 327 $a8 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; 330 $aExploiting the abundant primary sources available, this book examines the diverse ways in which war shaped the Hellenistic world.:.; An overview of war and society in the Hellenistic world.; Highlights the interdependence of warfare and social phenomena.; Covers a wide range of topics, including social conditions as causes of war, the role of professional warriors, the discourse of war in Hellenistic cities, the budget of war, the collective memory of war, and the aesthetics of war.; Draws on the abundance of primary sources available. 410 0$aAncient world at war. 606 $aMilitary art and science$zMiddle East$xHistory 606 $aWars of the Hellenistic Monarchies, 301-146 B.C 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xHistory. 615 0$aWars of the Hellenistic Monarchies, 301-146 B.C. 676 $a938 676 $a938/.08 700 $aChaniotis$b Angelos$0156947 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910143823003321 996 $aWar in the hellenistic world$9941862 997 $aUNINA