Greek Army on the March - Soldiers and Survival in Xenophon''s Anabasis

Informationen zum Autor John W. I. Lee is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Klappentext Reconstructs the experience of ordinary soldiers on campaign in an ancient Greek mercenary army. Zusammenfassung What was everyday life like in an ancient Greek mercenary army at the end of the fifth century BC? This book reconstructs the experience and challenges of ordinary soldiers on campaign using the evidence of ancient texts and archaeology and comparative examples from military sociology! medical handbooks! and nutritional studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The march route; 3. Portrait of an army; 4. Unit organization and community; 5. The things they carried; 6. Marching; 7. Resting; 8. Eating and drinking; 9. The soldier's body; 10. Slaves, servants, and companions; 11. Beyond the battlefield.

Product details

• Authors: John W. I. Lee, John W.i. Lee
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.01.2008
• EAN: 9780521870689
• ISBN: 978-0-521-87068-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient Greece, military history, Humanities, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Warfare and defence, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient warfare