ENGLISH

War in the Hellenistic World: A Social and Cultural History

By Angelos Chaniotis

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2005
ISBN
0631226079, 9780631226079, 9780470775219
Open Library ID
OL9494711M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2698967 bytes)
Series
Ancient World at War
Pages
338\338
Topic
History
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Time added
2010-01-11 02:35:34
Исторические дисциплины;Всемирная история;История

Description

In the 300 years between the conquest of Alexander the Great and the battle at Actium, continual warfare had a dramatic effect on Hellenistic society and culture. Exploiting the abundant primary sources available, this book examines the many different ways in which war shaped the Hellenistic world. The volume shows how war was intimately connected with economic, social and political life, looking at the connections between war and religion, the ideology of Hellenistic monarchy, the rule of elites, and technological change. At the same time, the book continually draws attention to the experience of war, both from the battlefield perspective of professional soldiers, and from that of its victims – non-combatants, women and children.

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