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Book SynopsisCircum Mare: Themes in Ancient Warfare presents a thematic approach to current directions in ancient military studies with case studies on topics including the economics of warfare, military cohesion, military authority, irregular warfare, and sieges. Bringing together research on cultures from across the Mediterranean world, ranging from Pharaonic Egypt to Late Antique Europe and from Punic Spain to Persian Anatolia, the collection demonstrates both the breadth of the current field and a surprising number of synergies.
Table of ContentsContents Foreword Lee L. Brice Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1 War and Society in the Ancient World: An Introduction Jeremy Armstrong Military Narratives 2 Simple Words, Simple Pictures: The Link between the Snapshots of Battle and the War Diary Entries in Ancient Egypt Anthony Spalinger 3 Caesar’s Exempla and the Role of Centurions in Battle David Nolan The Economics of Warfare 4 Coinage and the Economics of the Athenian Empire Matthew Trundle 5 Tributum in the Middle Republic Nathan Rosenstein Military Cohesion 6 The Ties that Bind: Military Cohesion in Archaic Rome Jeremy Armstrong 7 Sacramentum Militiae: Empty Words in an Age of Chaos Mark Hebblewhite Military Authority 8 Circumscribing Imperium: Power and Regulation in the Republican Province Ralph Covino 9 The Delian and Second Athenian Leagues: The Perspective of Collective Action James Kierstead Irregular Warfare 10 ‘Warlordism’ and the Disintegration of the Western Roman Army Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele 11 The Significance of Insignificant Engagements: Irregular Warfare during the Punic Wars Louis Rawlings Fortifications and Sieges 12 ‘Siege Warfare’ in Ancient Egypt, as Derived from Select Royal and Private Battle Scenes Brett H. Heagren 13 Tissaphernes and the Achaemenid Defense of Western Anatolia, 412–395bc John W.I. Lee Bibliography Index
