Vai al contenuto principale della pagina

Hoplites : the classical Greek battle experience / / edited by Victor Davis Hanson



(Visualizza in formato marc)    (Visualizza in BIBFRAME)

Titolo: Hoplites : the classical Greek battle experience / / edited by Victor Davis Hanson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 p.)
Disciplina: 355/.00938
Soggetto topico: Military art and science - Greece - History
Soggetto geografico: Greece History, Military
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: HansonVictor Davis  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of major Greek battles; The contributors; Preface; THE IDEOLOGY OF HOPLITE BATTLE, ANCIENT AND MODERN; HOPLITE WEAPONS AND OFFENSIVE ARMS; THE IDENTIFICATION AND RETRIEVAL OF THE HOPLITE BATTLE-DEAD; HOPLITE TECHNOLOGY IN PHALANX BATTLE; THE KILLING ZONE; THE SALPINX IN GREEK BATTLE; THE GENERAL AS HOPLITE; HOPLITES AND OBSTACLES; SACRIFICE BEFORE BATTLE; HOPLITES AND THE GODS: THE DEDICATION OF CAPTURED ARMS AND ARMOUR; THE FUTURE OF GREEK MILITARY HISTORY; Bibliography; Indices
Sommario/riassunto: Incorporating research found in ancient literary, iconographic, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, this book explores the experiences of the soldiers who conducted battle on the small plains of ancient Greece.The volume, which draws on the accumulated expertise of nine American and British scholars, emphasizes the actual techniques of fighting and practical concerns as the use of commands, music in warfare, the use of ""dog-tags"", and ritual on the battlefield.
Titolo autorizzato: Hoplites  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-134-96191-X
1-280-10891-6
0-203-42363-1
0-203-30250-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910455174003321
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui