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New Approaches to Greek and Roman Warfare
Lee L. Brice (Edited by)
9781118273333, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 6 February 2020
224 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm, 0.408 kg
“I can envision this book as being helpful to a variety of audiences, from students writing term papers to scholars trying to stay abreast of the state of the field. The editor is to be commended for gathering such a diverse and interesting collection of essays and for breathing new life into a field that too many have thought to be obsolete.” – Matthew A. Sears, UNB, AHBOR10 (2020) 43–46 “…this interesting volume examines ancient warfare from an innovative and thought-provoking perspective... bring[s] to the attention the possibilities involved in merging old and new approaches in the fascinating field of ancient warfare studies.” - The Classical Review, March 2021, pp. 1-3 “In sum, this excellent collection is full of insightful contributions that do a wonderful job of conveying the vigour and excitement of much new research on war and warfare in the ancient Mediterranean, and this book deserves a wide audience.” – Conor Whately, Mouseion: Journal of the Classical Association of Canada, Volume 17, Number 3, 2020, LIX-Series III, pp. 590-593 (Review)
Uses new methodologies, evidence, and topics to better understand ancient warfare and its place in culture and history New Approaches to Greek and Roman Warfare brings together essays from specialists in ancient history who employ contemporary tools and approaches to reveal new evidence and increase knowledge of ancient militaries and warfare. In-depth yet highly readable, this volume covers the most recent trends for understanding warfare, militaries, soldiers, non-combatants, and their roles in ancient cultures. Chronologically-organized chapters explore new methodologies, evidence, and topics while offering fresh and original perspectives on recent documentary and archaeological discoveries. Covering the time period from Archaic Greece to the Late Roman Empire, the text asks questions of both new and re-examined old evidence and discusses the everyday military life of soldiers and veterans. Chapters address unique topics such as neurophysiological explanations for why some soldiers panic and others do not in the same battle, Greek society’s handling of combat trauma in returning veterans, the moral aspects and human elements of ancient sieges, medical care in the late Roman Empire, and the personal experience of military servicemembers and their families. Each chapter is self-contained to allow readers to explore topics in any order they prefer. This book: Providing new material and topical focus, New Approaches to Greek and Roman Warfare is an ideal text for Greek History or Roman History courses, particularly those focusing on ancient warfare, as well as scholars and general readers with interest in the ancient militaries.
Notes on Contributors ix Preface xiii List of Abbreviations xv List of Illustrations xvii 1 Ancient Warfare and Moving Beyond “New Military History” 1 Part I Greece 13 2 Wealth and the Logistics of Greek Warfare: Food, Pay, and Plunder 17 3 Early Greek Siege Warfare 29 4 Daily Life in Classical Greek Armies, c. 500–330 BCE 39 5 Soldiers’ Home: Life After Battle 53 6 Greek Cavalry in the Hellenistic World: Review and Reappraisal 65 7 Skeletal Evidence for the Impact of Battle on Soldiers and Non‐Combatants 81 Part II Rome 95 8 Financing Imperialism in the Middle Roman Republic 99 9 Indiscipline in the Roman Army of the Late Republic and Principate 113 10 The Neurophysiology of Panic on the Ancient Battlefield 127 11 Roman Siege Warfare: Moral and Morale 139 12 Roman Military Communities and the Families of Auxiliary Soldiers 149 13 Approaching “Ethnic” Communities in the Roman Auxilia 161 14 Health, Wounds, and Medicine in the Late Roman Army (250–600 CE) 173 Index 187
Lee L. Brice
Matthew Trundle
Michael G. Seaman
John W.I. Lee
Lawrence A. Tritle
Glenn R. Bugh
Maria A. Liston
Nathan Rosenstein
Lee L. Brice
Susan M. Heidenreich and Jonathan P. Roth
Josh Levithan
Elizabeth M. Greene
Alexander Meyer
Philip Rance
Subject Areas: History [HB]
