War and violence in ancient Greece / 
edited by Hans van Wees ; contributors Paul Beston ... [and others] 
 - Pbk. ed 
 - x, 389 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/> Originally published: London: Duckworth, 2000 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Homeric vengeance and the outbreak of Greek wars / J.E. Lendon -- Killing rage: physis or nomos--or both? / Jonathan Shay -- Sticks, stones, and Spartans: the sociology of Spartan violence / Simon Hornblower -- Hybris, revenge and stasis in the Greek city-states / Nick Fisher -- The development of the hoplite phalanx: iconography and reality in the seventh century / Hans van Wees -- Deception in archaic and classical Greek warfare / Pater Krentz -- Hoplite battle as ancient Greek warfare: when, where, and why? / Victor Davis Hanson -- Alternative agonies: hoplite martial and combat experiences beyond the phalanx / Louis Rawlings -- Perspectives on the death of fifth-century Athenian seamen / Barry S. Strauss -- Athena and Ares: war, violence and warlike deities / Susan Deacy -- Sacrifice and battle / Robert Parker -- Hellenistic military leadership / Paul Beston -- Fighting poleis of the hellenistic world / John Ma 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781905125340 1905125348 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA902968  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Military art and science--History--Greece--To 1500<br/>War and society--History--Greece--To 1500<br/>Violence--History--Greece--To 1500
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Greece--History, Military--To 146 B.C
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>U33  / .W37 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355.00938