Ancient Greece
Ancient GreeceMilitary History
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Classical Studies
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Military History
War & Society
Product details
- ISBN 9781905125340
- Weight: 607g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jan 2000
- Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The study of Greek warfare should involve much more than reconstructing the experience of combat or revisiting the great wars of the classical period. Here, a distinguished cast of international scholars explores beyond the usual thematic and chronological boundaries. Ranging from the heroes of Homer to the kings and cities of the hellenistic age, the contributors set war in the context of other forms of Greek violence, private and public. At every turn they challenge received ideas about the causes and conduct of war, its development and its place in Greek society and culture.
Hans van Wees has published numerous papers on the military and social history of Archaic Greece. He is the author of Status Warriors: War, Violence and Society in Homer and History, and editor (with Nick Fisher) of Archaic Greece: New Evidence and New Approaches.
