Greek Warfare

From the Battle of Marathon to the Conquests of Alexander the Great
Herausgeber: Brice, Lee

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book brings together reference material and primary source documents concerning the most important people, places, events, and technologies of Classical Greek warfare in one easy-to-use volume-an invaluable resource for students, educators, and general readers interested in this compelling subject. Greek Warfare: From the Battle of Marathon to the Conquests of Alexander the Great is a unique reference book that examines warfare in ancient Greece during the Classical era between 490 and 323 BCE. This easy-to-use, multi-format handbook provides a range of tools for investigating the military history of Classical Greece, including a timeline, reference entries, selected primary source documents, charts, and a glossary. The accessible reference entries illuminate all of the most important topics and issues within Classical Greek warfare, while the book's logical organization allows students, educators, and general readers alike to quickly find the specific information they seek. The comprehensive bibliography serves as a perfect gateway to additional resources on the subject.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: ABC-CLIO
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 671g
• ISBN-13: 9781610690690
• ISBN-10: 1610690699
• Artikelnr.: 34392504

Autorenporträt

Lee L. Brice, PhD, is professor of history at Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, where he has taught for eight years, after completing his doctorate at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction The Entries, A-X Aegospotami, Battle of Agesilaus II Agis III
Alcibiades Alexander the Great Amphipolis Anabasis Antipater Artemisium
Battles of Artillery Athens Bactria Brasidas Cavalry Greek Cavalry Persian
Chaeronea Battle of Cimon Cleon Conon of Athens Corinth Corinth League of
Corinthian War Darius I Darius III Delian League Delium Battle of
Dionysius I Epameinondas Eurymedon River Battle of Gaugamela Battle of
Gaza Siege of Granicus River Battle of Greco-Persian Wars Causes of
Greco-Persian Wars Consequences of Greco-Persian Wars Overview Hellenic
Alliance Herodotus Hydaspes Battle of the Ionian Revolt Iphicrates Issus
Battle of Jason of Pherae King's Peace Leuctra, Battle of Long Walls
Lysander Macedon Mantinea Battles of Marathon Battle of Mardonius
Mercenaries Miltiades the Younger Mutiny Mycale Battle of Nicias Pelopidas
Peloponnesian League Peloponnesian War Causes of Peloponnesian War
Consequences of Peloponnesian War Overview Peltasts Penteconter Pericles
Persian Empire Phalanx Hoplite Phalanx Macedonian Philip II of Macedon
Piraeus Plataea Battle of Sacred Wars Salamis, Battle of Second Athenian
League Sicily Sicily Athenian Expedition Against Sparta Sphacteria
Strategos Thebes Themistocles Thermopylae Battle of Thucydides Timoleon
Training Military Trireme Tyre Siege of Wars of Alexander the Great, Causes
of Wars of Alexander the Great, Consequences of Wars of Alexander the
Great, Overview Xenophon Xerxes I Documents 1. Herodotus, Account of the
Battle of Marathon 2. Mardonius, the Persian General, on Greek Warfare 3.
Herodotus, Account of the Battle of Thermopylae 4. Herodotus, Account of
Cavalry and Light Infantry versus Hoplites at the Battle of Plataea 5.
Thucydides, Account of the Naval Battles of Patrae and Naupactus 6.
Thucydides, Account of the Battle of Delium 7. Thucydides, Account of the
First Battle of Mantinea 8. Thucydides, Account of a Naval Battle at
Syracuse 9. Xenophon, Account of the Battle of Lechaion 10. Xenophon,
Account of the Battle of Leuctra 11. Xenophon, Account of the Second Battle
of Mantinea 12. Diodorus Siculus and Polyaenus, Accounts of the Battle of
Chaeronea 13. Arrian, Account of the Battle of Granicus River 14. Arrian,
Account of the Naval Action during the Siege of Tyre 15. Arrian, Account of
the Battle of Issus 16. Arrian, Account of the Battle of Gaugamela 17.
Arrian, Account of the Battle of the Hydaspes River Chronology Glossary
Bibliography Editors and Contributors Categorical Index Index