{"product_id":"a-companion-to-greek-warfare-9781119438816","title":"A Companion to Greek Warfare","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides 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' opponent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and Short Titles xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps and Figures xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWaldemar Heckel and F.S. Naiden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Historical Survey 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Bronze Age and Early Greek Wars 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohannes Heinrichs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Persian Wars to Alexander 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSabine Müller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Internal Wars from the “First Peloponnesian War” to Chaeronea 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrances Pownall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Hellenistic Land Warfare 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward M. Anson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Greek Warfare in Sicily 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelanie Jonasch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Military Operations 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Nature of Hoplite Warfare 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFernando Echeverría\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Cavalry Battle in Greece and the Hellenistic East 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarolyn Willekes 88\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Siege Warfare 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Whitehead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Military Personnel 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Organization of Greek Armies 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eF.S. Naiden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Generalship 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph Roisman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Greek Camps and Camp Followers 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMauricio G. Álvarez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Greeks in Foreign Service: The Case of the Achaemenid Empire 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffrey Rop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV War with Non-Greeks 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The Royal Elite of the Achaemenid Army 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael B. Charles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Parthian Warfare Under the Early Arsacids 185\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarek Jan Olbrycht\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Elephants in Hellenistic Warfare 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Epplett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Thracian Warfare 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmil Nankov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Technical and Economic Context of Greek Warfare 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Logistics 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen O’Connor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Fortifications 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilke Müth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Military Intelligence 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank Russell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. The Economics of War 261\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohannes Heinrichs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. War and Slavery in the Greek World 271\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Agriculture and Greek Warfare 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeanne Reames and Ann Haverkost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Social and Political Context of Greek Warfare 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Battle Trauma in Ancient Greece 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence Tritle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Religion and Warfare 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eF.S. Naiden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Women and War in the Greek World 329\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth D. Carney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Piracy, Brigandage, and Terrorism 339\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheila L. Ager\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Civil War in Greece: Forgetting as the Path to Reconciliation 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGordon Shrimpton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Warfare in Art and Literature 367\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. The Iconography of War 369\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlga Palagia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. War Monuments and Memorials 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence A. Tritle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. War in Greek Poetry 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Vela-Tejada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. War and Propaganda 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSabine Müller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 464\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039265751383,"sku":"9781119438816","price":158.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119438816.jpg?v=1750943105","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-companion-to-greek-warfare-9781119438816","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}