The Wars Of The Ancient Greeks - Rilegato

Davis Hanson, Prof Victor

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0304352225 ISBN 13: 9780304352227

Casa editrice: Orion, 1999

Riassunto

Western warfare as we understand it today has its foundations in the warfare of the ancient Greeks. Regardless of terrain or troop strength, ancient Greek armies historically maintained battlefield superiority. This volume covers the development of warfare in Greece from the heroic age of city-states to the coming of Rome. It looks at the social, cultural and economic background of warmaking, giving dramatic descriptions of encounters on the battlefield. Tracking the history of the hoplite and the phalanx from the citizen militia to Philip, the Greek who shifted the military stance from defensive to offensive and concludes with his son Alexander the Great, whose career and legacy are infamous.

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Descrizione del libro:

The history of warfare in Ancient Greece from the heroic age of the city-states to Alexander the Great.

L'autore:

Victor Davis Hanson is Professor of Classics at California State University. His particular interest is in the military history of the Greek city-states, and his books have revolutionized the study of the subject.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Orion
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0304352225
• ISBN 13: 9780304352227
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 224