Brill's companion to Greek land warfare beyond the phalanx / edited by Roel Konijnendijk, Cezary Kucewicz, Matthew Lloyd.
"After decades of controversy, there is now a growing consensus that Greek warfare was not singular and simple, but complex and multiform. In this volume, emerging and established scholars build on this consensus to explore Greek warfare beyond its traditional focus on hoplites and the phalanx....
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2021]
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| Series: | Brill's companions in classical studies. Warfare in the ancient Mediterranean world ;
v. 4. |
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "After decades of controversy, there is now a growing consensus that Greek warfare was not singular and simple, but complex and multiform. In this volume, emerging and established scholars build on this consensus to explore Greek warfare beyond its traditional focus on hoplites and the phalanx. We expand the chronological limits back into the Iron Age, the geographical limits to the central and eastern Mediterranean, and the operational limits to include cavalry, light-armed troops, and sieges. We also look beyond the battlefield at integral aspects of warfare including religion, the experiences of women, and the recovery of the war dead"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 360 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004501754 9789004501751 |
| ISSN: | 2452-1493 ; |