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Book SynopsisAfter 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.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Figures and Table Abbreviations and Spellings 1 Introduction: Beyond the Phalanx Matthew Lloyd, Roel Konijnendijk, and Cezary Kucewicz 2 Men of Iron Pre-Archaic Greek Warfare in Context Matthew Lloyd 3 The Anatolian Roots of Archaic Greek Warfare Josho Brouwers 4 The War Dead in Archaic Sparta Cezary Kucewicz 5 Women, Diversity, and War off the Battlefield in Classical Greece Jennifer Martinez Morales 6 Worshipping Violence A.T. Millington 7 Cavalry and the Character of Classical Warfare Roel Konijnendijk 8 ‘Not Many Bows’? Light-Armed Fighters of the Tenth through Fourth Centuries Cezary Kucewicz, Matthew Lloyd, and Roel Konijnendijk 9 Assaults and Sieges Rewriting the Other Side of Greek Land Warfare Fernando Echeverría 10 The Western Greeks and the ‘Greek Warfare’ Narrative Joshua R. Hall 11 The First Greek Soldiers in Egypt Myths and Realities Hans van Wees Epilogue Matthew A. Sears Index
