Besieged Siege Warfare in the Ancient World

by Campbell, Duncan B

• ISBN13: 9781846030192
• ISBN10: 1846030196
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-26
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Summary

"This book explores the development of siege warfare in the ancient world from Persia in the 6th century B.C. to the 4th century Roman world, examining the techniques and weapons used during the sieges in this period."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Dr Duncan B Campbell is a specialist in ancient Greek and Roman warfare. He published his first paper in 1984, as an undergraduate at Glasgow University, and produced a complete re-assessment of Roman siegecraft for his Ph.D. His work has appeared in several international journals. He lives near the Antonine Wall in Scotland. The author lives in Glasgow, Scotland.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(7)
Siege Warfare of the Achaemenid Persians	14	(16)
Siege Warfare in Classical Greece	30	(13)
Siege Warfare in the Time of Dionysius I	43	(16)
Macedonian Siege Warfare	59	(21)
Hellenistic Siege Warfare	80	(17)
Siege Warfare During the Roman Republic	97	(16)
Siege Warfare in the Late 2nd Century BC	113	(16)
Siege Warfare in the Age of Marius and Sulla	129	(15)
Siege Warfare in the Late Republic	144	(20)
Siege Warfare During the Principate	164	(28)
The Elements of Roman Siegecraft	192	(9)
Conclusion	201	(8)
Glossary	209	(3)
Further Reading and Bibliography	212	(3)
Index	215