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almahu_9949703185402882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004355576
Series Statement:
Mnemosyne. Supplements ; v. 409
Content:
What determined the choices of the Greeks on the battlefield? Were their tactics defined by unwritten moral rules, or was all considered fair in war? In Classical Greek Tactics: A Cultural History , Roel Konijnendijk re-examines the literary evidence for the battle tactics and tactical thought of the Greeks during the 5th and 4th centuries BC. Rejecting the traditional image of limited, ritualised battle, Konijnendijk sketches a world of brutally destructive engagements, restricted only by the stubborn amateurism of the men who fought. The resulting model of hoplite battle does away with most received wisdom about the nature of Greek battle tactics, and redefines the way they reflected the values of Greek culture as a whole.
Note:
Front Matter -- Introduction -- The Prussian Model of Hoplite Battle -- 'Improvisers in Soldiering': Training for War -- 'The Finest, Flattest Piece of Land': Where to Fight -- 'Deployed to Fit the Need': Forming Up for Battle -- 'Utterly Outmatched in Skill': Battle Tactics -- 'No Shortage of People to Kill': The Rout and Its Aftermath -- Conclusion -- Indexes.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Konijnendijk, Roel, author. Classical Greek tactics Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017 ISBN 9789004355361
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ancient Studies
Keywords:
Hochschulschrift
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