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War and society in the Greek world / / edited by John Rich and Graham Shipley



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Titolo: War and society in the Greek world / / edited by John Rich and Graham Shipley Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1995, c1993
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (285 p.)
Disciplina: 303.6/6/0938
Soggetto topico: War
Soggetto geografico: Greece History, Military
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: RichJohn <1944->  
ShipleyGraham  
Note generali: Rev. versions of papers presented at meetings held in Leicester and Nottingham 1988-1990.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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;
Sommario/riassunto: Examines the impact of war on Greek society from Homeric times to the age of Alexander and his successors. Discusses the causes and profits of war, links between war, piracy, slavery and trade and the ideology of warfare in literature and art.
Titolo autorizzato: War and society in the Greek world  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9786610320868
0-415-06643-3
1-134-80784-8
1-280-32086-9
0-203-43146-4
0-203-29245-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910454837903321
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Serie: Leicester-Nottingham studies in ancient society ; ; v. 4.