Understanding Greek Warfare

Understanding Greek Warfare offers a wide-ranging survey of Greek warfare, from the Mycenaeans through to the Hellenistic kingdoms' clashes with Rome.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures; List of Maps; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Bronze Age and Homeric Warfare: Achilles vs. Hector?; Chapter 2: The Hoplite Phalanx: The Rise of the Polis; Chapter 3: Greek Naval Warfare: Ruling the Aegean; Chapter 4: Total War: Athens vs. Sparta; Chapter 5: The Fourth Century BCE: Mercenaries and Scoundrels; Chapter 6: Philip and Alexander of Macedon: Crushing the Polis, Conquering the World; Chapter 7: Warfare in the Hellenistic World: The Coming of Rome; Select Bibliography; Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Matthew A. Sears is an Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of New Brunswick in Canada. He writes on ancient Greek history, society, and culture, and is the author of Athens, Thrace, and the Shaping of Athenian Leadership (2013) and co-author of Battles and Battlefields of Ancient Greece: A Guide to their History, Topography, and Archaeology (forthcoming).

Zusammenfassung

Understanding Greek Warfare offers a wide-ranging survey of Greek warfare, from the Mycenaeans through to the Hellenistic kingdoms’ clashes with Rome.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Matthew A Sears, Matthew A. Sears, Sears Matthew A.
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 19.02.2019
• EAN: 9781138288607
• ISBN: 978-1-138-28860-7
• Seiten: 234
• Serie: Understanding the Ancient World
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Altertum; Ratgeber > Fahrzeuge, Flugzeuge, Schiffe, Raumfahrt > Militärfahrzeuge, -flugzeuge, -schiffe; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient Greece, military history, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Politics and government, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Warfare and defence, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General