Warfare in the Ancient World

by Carey, Brian Todd

• ISBN13: 9781844151738
• ISBN10: 1844151735
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-20
• Publisher: Pen & Sword

Summary

Warfare in the Ancient World explores how civilizations and cultures made war on the battlefields of the Near East and Europe over a period of 2000 years. Through the use of dozens of tactical maps, this fascinating one-volume introduction to the art of war during western civilization's ancient, and classical periods offers a fresh perspective on the sophisticated nature of pre-modern warfare.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	vi
Maps	vii
Introduction	1	(9)
Warfare in the Ancient Near East: The Bronze and Early Iron Ages	10	(27)
Warfare in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt: The World's First Armies -- The Chariot at War: The Battles of Megiddo and Qadesh -- Warfare in Late Bronze Age Greece: The Mycenaeans -- Iron and Empire: The Rise of Assyria -- The Assyrian Army at War: The Urartu Campaign -- Cyrus the Great and the Persian Art of War -- Assyrian and Persian Logistics
Archaic and Hellenic Warfare: The Greek Phalanx at War	37	(27)
The Invention of the Greek Phalanx and the 'Cult of Symmetry' -- The Persian Wars: A Collision of Two Tactical Systems -- The Peloponnesian War: The 'Cult of Symmetry' Challenged -- The Greek Military Revolution
Warfare in the Hellenistic Era: The Rise of the Macedonian Art of War	64	(26)
The Rise of Macedon and the Development of the Macedonian Art of War -- The Macedonian Logistical System -- The Macedonian Art of War in Practice: The Battles of Granicus, Issus and Gaugamela -- Alexander in India: The Battle of Hydaspes -- Trends in Hellenistic Warfare
Republican Rome at War: The Rise and Evolution of the Legion	90	(32)
The Etruscan Inheritance -- The Early Roman Republican Army -- The Camillan Reforms and the Invention of the Maniple Legion -- The Tarentine and Punic Wars -- Legion versus Phalanx: The Macedonian Wars -- The Marian Reforms -- The Cohortal Legion at War: The Gallic Campaigns -- Legion versus Cavalry: The Battle of Carrhae -- Legion versus Legion: The Civil Wars
The Roman Empire at War: The Augustan Reforms, Pax Romana and Decline of the Legion	122	(28)
The Augustan Reforms -- Legion versus Light Infantry: The Battle of Teutoburg Forest -- Legion versus Chariots: The Roman Campaigns in Britain -- The Roman Limes Threatened: The Return of Civil War and Invasion -- The Late Empire: The 'Barbarization' of the Roman Army -- Roman Infantry in Decline: The Battles of Adrianople and Chalons -- Conclusion: 'The Western Way of War' and Decisive Battle
Glossary of Military Terms	150	(9)
Notes	159	(16)
Selected Bibliography	175	(4)
Index	179