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9781588341891

Wars of the Ancient Greeks

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  • ISBN13:

    9781588341891

  • ISBN10:

    1588341895

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-09-30
  • Publisher: Smithsonian Inst Pr
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Summary

This account covers a millennium of Greek warfare. With specially commissioned battle maps and illustrations, Victor Davis Hanson takes the reader into the heart of Greek warfare, classical beliefs, and heroic battles. This portrait of ancient Greek culture explains why their approach to fighting was so ruthless and so successful.

Author Biography

Victor Davis Hanson is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.

Table of Contents

Map listp. 9
A millennium of Greek warsp. 10
Introduction: The Greek Military Legacyp. 12
Early Greek Fighting (1400-750)p. 24
The Rise of the City State and the Invention of Western Warfare (750-490)p. 42
The Great Wars (490-362)p. 84
The Second Military Revolution (362-336)p. 142
Alexander the Great and the Creation of Hellenistic Warfare (335-146)p. 172
Conclusion: The Hellenic Legacyp. 208
Glossaryp. 214
Notable Greeks at warp. 218
Further readingp. 222
Statisticsp. 226
Indexp. 229
Picture creditsp. 240
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