Ancient Warfare
A Very Short Introduction
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Sean Crisden
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Harry Sidebottom
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Greek and Roman warfare was unlike that of any other culture before or since. The key difference is often held to be that the Greeks and Romans practiced a "Western Way of War", in which the aim is an open, decisive battle - won by courage instilled, in part, by discipline. Here, Harry Sidebottom looks at how this Western Way of War was constructed and maintained by the Greeks and Romans and why this concept is so prevalent today.
All aspects of ancient warfare are thoroughly examined - from philosophy and strategy to the technical skills needed to fight. Sidebottom examines war in the wider context, showing how wars were able to shape classical society and how an individual's identity was sometimes constructed by war, as in the case of the Christian soldier fighting in God's name. He also explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict: Can a war be just? Why was siege warfare particularly bloody? What role did divine intervention play in the outcome of a battle? Taking fascinating examples from the Iliad, Tacitus, and the Persian Wars, Sidebottom uses arresting anecdotes to show that any understanding of ancient war is an ongoing process of interpretation.
©2004 Harry Sidebottom (P)2021 Tantor
By matter of contents, it starts with Greek warfare in Homeric Times, reaches out to Archaic, Classic and Hellenistic Greek Warfare and ends in military developments of the Roman Republic and Imperial Rome.
The author summarizes the origin and evolution of Greek and Roman armies, as well as their strengths and weaknesses on the battle field. He also included not only the information about the relevant armies, but also about logistics and naval warfare.
If one enjoys a good short summary about Greek and Roman military organizations, that does not looses itself into details, one will really like this short lecture. Especially to people, being new to Ancient military history, I can recommend this audio book.
Great summary about Greek and Roman Warfare.
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There are to many long disproved statements in it. It may not even be worth rewriting
Dair need of rewriting and updating
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