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Subjects:

Armies -- Greece.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Summary:

This book takes a thematic approach that analyses a broad range of military and social aspects of Greek warfare in the period from the Late Bronze Age to Alexander the Great. Topics include: the causes of war, land battles, sieges and naval warfare, as well as the economic, religious, political, and cultural impact of war.

Contents:

Intro
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1 War and peace in ancient Greece
Chapter 2 Early Greek warfare
Chapter 3 The makers of war
Chapter 4 The patterns of war
Chapter 5 Battlefield engagements in the age ofthe hoplite
Chapter 6 Naval warfare
Chapter 7 Siege warfare
Chapter 8 War and economy
Chapter 9 War and religion
Chapter 10 War, the individual and the community
Conclusion The ancient Greeks at war
Bibliography
Index.

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Local notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2021. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Other format:

Print version: Rawlings, Louis The Ancient Greeks at War

ISBN:

9781847791535
9780719056574

OCLC:

818847143