Hoplites : the classical Greek battle experience /

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Incorporating research found in ancient literary, iconographic, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, this book explores the experiences of the soldiers who conducted battle on the small plains of ancient Greece. The volume, which draws on the accumulated expertise of nine American and British sch...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Hanson, Victor Davis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.
Subjects:
Military art and science > Greece > History.
Art et science militaires > Grèce > Histoire.
Military art and science
Greece > History, Military.
Grèce > Histoire militaire.
Greece
History
Military history
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The ideology of hoplite battle, ancient and modern / Victor Davis Hanson
  • The men and their equipment. Hoplite weapons and offensive arms / J.K. Anderson
  • The identification and retrieval of the hoplite battle-dead / Pamela Vaughn
  • Hoplite technology in phalanx battle / Victor Davis Hanson
  • The environment of battle. The killing zone / John Lazenby
  • The salpinx in Greek warfare / Peter Krentz
  • The general as hoplite / Everett L. Wheeler
  • The rules of the game : hoplite tradition and practice. Hoplites and obstacles / Josiah Ober
  • Sacrifice before battle / Michael H. Jameson
  • Hoplites and the gods : the dedication of captured arms and armour / A.H. Jackson
  • The future of Greek military history / Victor Davis Hanson.

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