New perspectives on ancient warfare /
Ten leading scholars of ancient warfare offer new insights on several aspects of military activity from the Later Bronze Age to the Roman Empire. They make significant contributions to understanding warfare on land and sea, to the social and economic aspects of war, and to battlefield experience. Th...
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| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
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| Series: | History of warfare ;
v. 59. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Ten leading scholars of ancient warfare offer new insights on several aspects of military activity from the Later Bronze Age to the Roman Empire. They make significant contributions to understanding warfare on land and sea, to the social and economic aspects of war, and to battlefield experience. The studies illustrate the ways in which technology, innovation, cultural exchange and tactical developments transformed ancient warfare. Papers survey the armies of Assyria and Persia, the important role of navies and money in transforming Greek warfare, and how Romans learned to fight as soldiers an. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 372 pages, 19 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004187344 9004187340 9789004185982 9004185984 1282787098 9781282787094 9786612787096 6612787090 |
| ISSN: | 1385-7827 ; |
