Ancient Cultures of Civil War Polarisation, Conflict, and Reconciliation

This academic volume delves into the complex cultural dynamics of civil war in the ancient world, examining the polarising factors, violent disintegration, and potential for reconciliation that shaped Mediterranean cultures in Greek and Roman antiquity. With an interdisciplinary approach, the book explores the social, political, economic, and ideological determinants of civil war, and its long-term reverberations on ancient societies. Through investigation of civil wars, the book reveals the cohesive forces and disintegrative potentials of societies, promoting a deeper understanding of the preconditions, processes, and implications of internal conflict and conflict resolution in antiquity. This joint effort by an international team of scholars builds on recent trends in scholarship, taking an integrated approach to examine ancient civil war from cross-cultural and inter-epochal perspectives. As a result, the book offers a fresh survey of violent inner conflict in the Greek and Roman world, providing an invaluable resource for comprehending the complexities and profound effects of civil war on ancient societies.

Info autore

Johannes Wienand
, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany;
Henning Börm
, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany;
Carsten Hjort Lange
, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Henning Börm (Editore), Johannes Wienand (Editore), Carsten Hjort Lange (Editore)
• Editore: De Gruyter
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 13.08.2025
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità
• EAN: 9783111333083
• ISBN: 978-3-11-133308-3
• Numero di pagine: 280
• Illustrazioni: 10 b/w ill., 4 b/w tbl.
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 17 x 24 cm
• Serie: Studies in Ancient Civil War > 02
• Categorie: Konflikt, Antike, Bürgerkrieg, altes Rom, Altes Griechenland, Römisches Reich, Civil War, Conflict, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Classical history / classical civilisation, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, classical antiquity, LIT004190 LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, SOC003000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology