LEADER 03736nam 2200493 450 001 9910795603903321 005 20231110213654.0 010 $a90-04-46255-4 035 $a(CKB)5600000000001108 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6647687 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6647687 035 $a(OCoLC)1259323550 035 $a(EXLCZ)995600000000001108 100 $a20220318d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBattlefield emotions in late antiquity $ea study of fear and motivation in Roman military treatises /$fby ?ukasz Ro?z?ycki ; translated by Krzysztof Chorzewski 210 1$aLeiden, Netherland ;$aBoston, Massachusetts :$cBrill,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (341 pages) 225 1 $aHistory of Warfare 311 $a90-04-46241-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Purpose of the Work and the Current State of Research -- 2 Chronological Framework and Structure of the Work -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Issues of Methodology and Interpretation -- 5 Sources -- 5.1 Military Treatises as a Separate Category of Sources -- 5.2 De Re Militari -- 5.3 De Re Strategica -- 5.4 Strategikon -- 5.5 Supplementary Sources -- Chapter 1 The Concept of War in Roman Military Treatises -- Chapter 2 Fighting Fear -- 1 Fear as a Psychological Factor on the Battlefield -- 2 Sacramentum militare -- 3 Fear of the Dark -- 4 Esprit de corps -- 5 Fear of the Enemy -- 6 The Ethnographic Context -- 7 Fear of Combat -- 8 Fear of the Unknown -- 9 Fear of Equipment -- 10 Fear of Service in Difficult Conditions -- Chapter 3 Weaponizing Fear -- 1 Prisoners of War -- 2 Scouts -- 3 Barditus/barritus/nobiscum -- 4 Hush ... -- 5 Charge -- 6 Envoys and Spies -- 7 Deserters and Traitors -- Chapter 4 The Commander -- 1 Military Discipline -- 2 Social Control System in the Roman Army -- 3 Information -- 4 Commanders' Speeches -- Chapter 5 After the Battle -- 1 Victory -- 2 Pursuit -- 3 Envelopment -- 4 General Remarks -- 5 Spoils and the Wounded -- 6 Indecisive Battle -- 7 Defeat -- Chapter 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 1 Sources -- 2 Modern Works -- Index -- Terms in Greek. 330 $a"Battlefield Emotions in Late Antiquity is a pioneering work, the first to present a comprehensive analysis of fear and motivation on the battlefields of Late Antiquity. By examining military treatises, ?ukasz Ro?z?ycki identifies means of manipulating the morale of soldiers on the same and on oppossing sides, showingvarious examples of military trickery. The book analyzes non-combat properties of equipment, commanders' speeches, war cries, keeping up appearances, and other methods of affecting the human psyche. The book is written in the spirit of new military history and combines the methodology of a historian, archaeologist, and philologist, and also considers aspects of psychology, particularly related to the functioning of groups and individuals in extreme situations"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aHistory of Warfare 606 $aMilitary morale$zRome$xHistory 606 $aMilitary art and science$zRome$xHistory 607 $aRome$xHistory, Military 615 0$aMilitary morale$xHistory. 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xHistory. 676 $a355.1230937 700 $aRo?z?ycki$b ?ukasz$01540239 702 $aChorzewski$b Krzysztof 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795603903321 996 $aBattlefield emotions in late antiquity$93791760 997 $aUNINA