Classical Greek tactics : a cultural history /
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 th...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2018
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| Series: | Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- 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.
