A sweeping new look at the impact of warfare and military institutions on the society and culture of the ancient world. Rich in analysis, this volume is a valuable and accessible source for students of ancient warfare and classical society and provides thorough coverage of the major battles of antiquity. 30 maps.
A sweeping new look at the impact of warfare and military institutions on the society and culture of the ancient world. Rich in analysis, this volume is a valuable and accessible source for students of ancient warfare and classical society and provides thorough coverage of the major battles of antiquity. 30 maps.
Antonio Santosuosso is professor of history at the University of Western Ontario.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Close Array and Pointed Spears: The Ways of the Greek Phalanx War Among the Greeks Weapons and Armor of the Hoplite The Hoplite in Battle First Blood on the Plain of Marathon Prologue The Battle Greeks Persians and the Symbols of War A New Invasion Thermopylae Salamis Plataea The Persian Army Why the Persians Lost The Symbols of the Victorious Rich Poor and the Wages of War at the End of the Classical Period Sailors and Social Status Spartan Society The Mercenary System Hoplites and Light Infantrymen Thebes's Challenge of Spartan Supremacy Footmen Horsemen and the Symbols of Military Might The Macedonian Army The Ways of Alexander: Granicus Issus and Gaugamela The Keys of Alexander's Success Religion Warfare and Political Power A Phalanx with Joints: The Romans and the Heirs of Alexander Warfare After Alexander The Roman Military System War as a Social Organism The Legion Versus the Phalanx Hannibal as Alexander's Heir Hannibal's Pupil: Scipio Africanus The Deification of the Military Leader Conclusion Glossary List of Abbreviations Notes Selected Bibliography About the Book and Author Index
List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Close Array and Pointed Spears: The Ways of the Greek Phalanx War Among the Greeks Weapons and Armor of the Hoplite The Hoplite in Battle First Blood on the Plain of Marathon Prologue The Battle Greeks Persians and the Symbols of War A New Invasion Thermopylae Salamis Plataea The Persian Army Why the Persians Lost The Symbols of the Victorious Rich Poor and the Wages of War at the End of the Classical Period Sailors and Social Status Spartan Society The Mercenary System Hoplites and Light Infantrymen Thebes's Challenge of Spartan Supremacy Footmen Horsemen and the Symbols of Military Might The Macedonian Army The Ways of Alexander: Granicus Issus and Gaugamela The Keys of Alexander's Success Religion Warfare and Political Power A Phalanx with Joints: The Romans and the Heirs of Alexander Warfare After Alexander The Roman Military System War as a Social Organism The Legion Versus the Phalanx Hannibal as Alexander's Heir Hannibal's Pupil: Scipio Africanus The Deification of the Military Leader Conclusion Glossary List of Abbreviations Notes Selected Bibliography About the Book and Author Index
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