Battles and Generals - Combat, Culture, and Didacticism in Procopius' Wars

Battles and Generals offers an analysis of Procopius' descriptions of combat that emphasizes Procopius' didactic aims, the specificity of Procopius' accounts, and the role of Procopius' audience in shaping his approach to warfare.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Conor Whately, Ph.D. (2009, Warwick), is an assistant professor of Classics at the University of Winnipeg. He has published widely on Roman military history and late antique historiography, including a monograph (forthcoming) on the Roman army in Moesia.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Conor Whately
• Verlag: de Gruyter Brill
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 18.12.2015
• EAN: 9789004310360
• ISBN: 978-90-04-31036-0
• Seiten: 292
• Abmessung: 156 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Gewicht: 540 g
• Serie: History of Warfare
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Altertum; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges