The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare Volume 1 Greece The Hellenistic World and the Rise of Rome 1st Edition by Philip Sabin, Hans van Wees, Michael Whitby ISBN 0521782732 978-0521782739

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ISBN 10:  0521782732

ISBN 13:  978-0521782739

Author:  Philip Sabin, Hans van Wees, Michael Whitby
Warfare was the single biggest preoccupation of historians in antiquity. In recent decades fresh textual interpretations, numerous new archaeological discoveries and a much broader analytical focus emphasising social, economic, political and cultural approaches have transformed our understanding of ancient warfare. Volume I of this two-volume History reflects these developments and provides a systematic account, written by a distinguished cast of contributors, of the various themes underlying the warfare of the Greek world from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period and of Early and Middle Republican Rome. For each broad period developments in troop-types, equipment, strategy and tactics are discussed. These are placed in the broader context of developments in international relations and the relationship of warfare to both the state and wider society. Numerous illustrations, a glossary and chronology, and information about the authors mentioned supplement the text. This will become the primary reference work for specialists and non-specialists alike.

Table of contents: 

INTRODUCTION: THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT WARFARE

I The modern historiography of ancient warfare VICTOR DAVIS HANSON (Senior Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford)

2 Warfare in ancient literature: the paradox of war SIMON HORNBLOWER (Grote Professor of Ancient History, University College London)

3 Reconstructing ancient warfare MICHAEL WHITBY (Professor of Ancient History, University of Warwick)

PART I: ARCHAIC AND CLASSICAL GREECE

4 International relations

JONATHAN M. HALL (Phyllis Fay Horton Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Classics and Professor of History, University of Chicago)

5 Military forces

PETER HUNT (Professor of Classics, University of Colorado)

6 War

PETER KRENTZ (W. R. Grey Professor of Classics and History, Davidson College, North Carolina)

7 Battle

A. Land battles

EVERETT L. WHEELER (Duke University)

B. Naval battles and sieges

BARRY STRAUSS (Professor of Classics and History, Cornell University)

8 Warfare and the state

VINCENT GABRIELSEN (Professor of Ancient History, University of Copenhagen)

9 War and society

HANS VAN WEES (Professor of Ancient History, University College London)

PART II: THE HELLENISTIC WORLD AND THE ROMAN REPUBLIC

International relations

RICHARD BILLOWS (Professor of History, Columbia University)

11 Military forces

12 A. Land forces

NICHOLAS SEKUNDA (Professor of Ancient History, University of Gdansk)

B. Naval forces

PHILIP DE SOUZA (College Lecturer in Classics, University College Dublin)

War

JONATHAN P. ROTH (Professor of History, San José State University)

13 Battle

Activa

A. Land battles

PHILIP SABIN (Professor of Strategic Studies, King’s College Se London)

B. Naval battles and sieges

PHILIP DE SOUZA (College Lecturer in Classics, University College Dublin)

14 Warfare and the state

JOHN SERRATI (Professor of History and Classics, McGill University, Quebec)

15 War and society

J. E. LENDON (Professor of History, University of Virginia)

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