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A Companion to Greek Warfare
Waldemar Heckel (Edited by), W Heckel (Author), F. S. Naiden (Edited by), E. Edward Garvin (Edited by), John Vanderspoel (Edited by)
9781119438816, Wiley
Hardback, published 3 June 2021
512 pages
1 x 1 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg
Provides a broad and deep exploration of ancient Greek and Macedonian warfare A Companion to Greek Warfare is an authoritative survey of all major areas in the field of Greek and Macedonian military history, covering diverse operational, economic, social, psychological, and cultural aspects of ancient warfare. Bringing together essays by both international authorities and young scholars, this edited volume exposes readers to alternative views and original interpretations in a host of old and new topics. Wide in scope, the book presents thematically organized chapters that explore the nature of Greek warfare, military training, discipline, and organization, the economics, pathology, and psychology of war, and depictions of war in Greek art and literature. Entire chapters deal with neglected topics such as espionage, propaganda, war crimes, emotional trauma, the role of women in warfare, Greeks in foreign service, and the armies and methods of the Greeks' and the Macedonians' opponents. Presenting a uniquely wide range of topics and contexts, this volume: Part of the acclaimed Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to Greek Warfare is an important resource for instructors, students, and scholars in all fields of ancient Greek history, particularly military history, and the perfect addition to the library of any general reader with interest in ancient military history.
Notes on Contributors x Abbreviations and Short Titles xvi List of Maps and Figures xvii Introduction 1 Part I Historical Survey 9 1. Bronze Age and Early Greek Wars 11 2. The Persian Wars to Alexander 21 3. Internal Wars from the “First Peloponnesian War” to Chaeronea 31 4. Hellenistic Land Warfare 42 5. Greek Warfare in Sicily 58 Part II Military Operations 73 6. The Nature of Hoplite Warfare 75 7. Cavalry Battle in Greece and the Hellenistic East 88 8. Siege Warfare 99 Part III Military Personnel 117 9. The Organization of Greek Armies 119 10. Generalship 137 11. Greek Camps and Camp Followers 148 12. Greeks in Foreign Service: The Case of the Achaemenid Empire 160 Part IV War with Non-Greeks 171 13. The Royal Elite of the Achaemenid Army 173 14. Parthian Warfare Under the Early Arsacids 185 15. Elephants in Hellenistic Warfare 202 16. Thracian Warfare 214 Part V Technical and Economic Context of Greek Warfare 225 17. Logistics 227 18. Fortifications 241 19. Military Intelligence 252 20. The Economics of War 261 21. War and Slavery in the Greek World 271 22. Agriculture and Greek Warfare 286 Part VI Social and Political Context of Greek Warfare 299 23. Battle Trauma in Ancient Greece 301 24. Religion and Warfare 312 25. Women and War in the Greek World 329 26. Piracy, Brigandage, and Terrorism 339 27. Civil War in Greece: Forgetting as the Path to Reconciliation 358 Part VII Warfare in Art and Literature 367 28. The Iconography of War 369 29. War Monuments and Memorials 384 30. War in Greek Poetry 394 31. War and Propaganda 406 Bibliography 416 Index 464
Waldemar Heckel and F.S. Naiden
Johannes Heinrichs
Sabine Müller
Frances Pownall
Edward M. Anson
Melanie Jonasch
Fernando Echeverría
Carolyn Willekes 88
David Whitehead
F.S. Naiden
Joseph Roisman
Mauricio G. Álvarez
Jeffrey Rop
Michael B. Charles
Marek Jan Olbrycht
Christopher Epplett
Emil Nankov
Stephen O’Connor
Silke Müth
Frank Russell
Johannes Heinrichs
Peter Hunt
Jeanne Reames and Ann Haverkost
Lawrence Tritle
F.S. Naiden
Elizabeth D. Carney
Sheila L. Ager
Gordon Shrimpton
Olga Palagia
Lawrence A. Tritle
J. Vela-Tejada
Sabine Müller
Subject Areas: History [HB]
