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The Oxford handbook of warfare in the classical world / edited by Brian Campbell and Lawrence A. Tritle.
| Other author | Campbell, J. B. |
| Other author | Tritle, Lawrence A., 1946- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, |
| Description | xxxi, 783 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Handbooks Online 2019 Classical Studies |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Handbooks Online Classical Studies |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Handbooks Online 2013 Classical Studies |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Chronology -- Editors' introduction -- Introduction: the classical world at war -- War and warfare in ancient Greece / Louis Rawlings -- War and warfare in ancient Rome / Randall S. Howarth -- Writers on war. Part I Greece: winning ways in warfare / P.C. Millett -- Part II Rome: a story of conflict / Michael Lovano -- The archaeology of war / Simon James -- Warfare and environment in the ancient world / J. Donald Hughes -- The face of battle in the classical world -- The classical Greek experience / John W.I. Lee -- The three thousand: Alexander's infantry guard / Waldemar Heckel -- The hellenistic experience with war: stagnation or development? / John Serrati -- War and society in Greece / Nicholas V. Sekunda -- The rise of Rome / Michael Sage -- Imperial Rome at war / Phyllis Culham -- War and society in the Roman Empire / Colin Adams -- Impacts and techniques: war in the classical world -- Men at war / Lawrence A. Tritle -- Treating the sick and wounded / Christine F. Salazar -- Keeping military discipline / Stefan G. Chrissanthos -- The business of war: mercenaries / Matthew Trundle -- Logistics: sinews of war / Donald Engels -- War at sea / Philip de Souza -- Arms and armor Part I: arming Greeks for battle / Eero Jarva Part II: arming Romans for battle / Duncan B. Campbell -- Greeks under siege: challenges, experiences, and emotions / Angelos Chaniotis -- Generalship: leadership and command / Rosemary Moore -- Finding the enemy: military intelligence / Frank Russell -- War and the horse / Ann Hyland -- Part I: horses for war: breeding and keeping a warhorse -- Part II: the development and training of cavalry in Greece and Rome -- Greek rituals of war / Daniel P. Tompkins -- Roman rituals of war / John Rich -- Fighting the other. Part I: Greeks and Achaemenid Persians / Bruce Laforse -- Part II: the Germanic and Danubian transfrontier peoples / Peter S. Wells -- Part III: Military and society in Sasanian Iran / Scott McDonough -- Case studies: the classical world at war -- The Athenian expedition to Sicily / Lee L. Brice -- The Peloponnesian War and its sieges / Michael Seaman -- Epaminondas at Leuctra, 371 B.C. / John Buckler -- Demetrius "the Besieger" and hellenistic warfare / Thomas R. Martin -- The second Punic War / Dexter Hoyos -- Roman warfare with Sasanian Persia / A.D. Lee -- Epilogue: The legacy of war in the classical world / Thomas Palaima and Lawrence A. Tritle. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012008812 |
| ISBN | 9780195304657 (alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |