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War and violence in ancient Greece / edited by Hans van Wees ; contributors Paul Beston ... [and others]

Contributor(s): Wees, Hans van | Beston, PaulMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Swansea : Classical Press of Wales, 2009Edition: Pbk. edDescription: x, 389 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781905125340; 1905125348Subject(s): Military art and science -- Greece -- History -- To 1500 | War and society -- Greece -- History -- To 1500 | Violence -- Greece -- History -- To 1500 | Greece -- History, Military -- To 146 B.CDDC classification: 355.00938 LOC classification: U33 | .W37 2009
Contents:
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
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books The BIAA David H. French Library
Shelf 37 - Main Room 		G1c WEES 27772 Not for loan BOOKS*000000020680

Originally published: London: Duckworth, 2000

Includes bibliographical references and index

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