The Oxford handbook of warfare in the classical world
By: edited by Brian Campbell and Lawrence A. Tritle
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195304657
Subjects: Military History; Military art and science; Ancient Military history; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chronology; title: Editors' introduction; title: Introduction: the classical world at war; title: War and warfare in ancient Greece / L. Rawlings; title: War and warfare in ancient rome / Randall Howarth; title: Writers on war. A. Greece: winning ways in warfare / P.C. Millett; title: B. Rome: a story of conflict / Michael Lovano; title: The archeology of war / S. James; title: Warfare and environment in the ancient world / J. Donald Hughes; title: The face of battle in the classical world; title: The classical Greek experience / John W.I. Lee; title: The three thousand: Alexander's infantry guard / Waldemar Heckel; title: The hellenistic experience with war: stagnation or development? / John Serrati; title: War and society in Greece / N. Sekunda; title: The rise of Rome / Michael Sage; title: War in Imperial Rome / Phyllis Culham; title: War and society in the Roman Empire / Colin Adams; title: Impacts and techniques: war in the classical world; title: Men at war / L.A. Tritle; title: Sick and wounded / Christine Salazar; title: Discipline / Stefan Chrissanthos; title: Mercenaries / Matthew Trundle; title: Logistics: sinews of war / Donald Engels; title: War at sea / Philip de Souza; title: Arms and armor. a. greek / Eero Jarva B. Roman / Duncan B. Campbell; title: Under siege: challenges, experiences, and emotions / Angelos Chaniotis; title: Generalship / Rosemary Moore; title: Military intelligence / Frank Russell; title: War and animals / Ann Hyland; title: A. Horses for war: breeding and keeping a warhorse; title: B. The development and training of cavalry in Greece and rome; title: Greek rituals of war / Daniel Tompkins; title: Roman rituals of war / John Rich; title: Fighting the other. A. Achaemenid Persians / Bruce Laforse; title: B. The Germanic and Danubian transfrontier peoples / Peter Wells; title: Military and society in Sasanian Iran / Scott McDonough; title: Case studies: the classical world at war; title: The Athenian expedition to Sicily / Lee Brice; title: The Peloponnesian War and its sieges / Michael Seaman; title: Epaminondas at Leuctra, 371 BC / John Buckler; title: Demetrius Poliorcetes and hellenistic warfare / Thomas R. Martin; title: The second Punic War / Dexter Hoyos; title: The eastern frontier in late antiquity: Roman warfare with Sasanian persia / A.D. Lee; title: Epilogue: The legacy of classical warfare / Thomas Palaima and L.A. Tritle.