Matthew A. Sears

Understanding Greek Warfare

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 523g
• ISBN-13: 9781138288607
• ISBN-10: 1138288608
• Artikelnr.: 55364455

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

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

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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

Rezensionen

"This is a hugely impressive, and just as importantly, enjoyable book that offers the reader much more than the usual general survey of this fascinating subject. Its pages are packed with the author's evaluation of evidence, discussions about scholarly debates, and explanations of the evolving art of war, all the way from the Mycenaeans to the Macedonians. This is, then, a fresh new look at a topic that continues to captivate a wide audience that transcends the boundaries of academia."

Jason Crowley, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK