Greek and Roman Military Writers
Title | Greek and Roman Military Writers PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Campbell |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2004-09-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134451180 |
Brian Campbell has selected and translated a wide range of pieces from the ancient military writers who tell us about the technical aspects of military practice and the management of armies. The pieces cover a fascinating range of topics - battle formations and manoeuvres, different types of troops, the art of generalship, methods for conducting and resisting a siege, the construction of artillery and fortifications, and every kind of ploy used by generals to defeat their opponents. Each piece is annotated with further explanation and context, making this an essential resource for everyone studying the army and warfare in the classical age.
Greek and Roman Military Writers
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Pages | 231 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Electronic books |
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Greek and Roman Military Writers
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Greek and Roman Military Writers
Title | Greek and Roman Military Writers PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Smith |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Christianity |
ISBN | 9780415285469 |
Brian Campbell has selected and translated a wide range of pieces from the ancient military writers and also includes extracts from historians who have interesting comments on warfare and society.
Greek and Roman Military Manuals
Title | Greek and Roman Military Manuals PDF eBook |
Author | James T. Chlup |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 295 |
Release | 2020-09 |
Genre | Military art and science |
ISBN | 9781138335141 |
This volume explores the enigmatic primary source known as the ancient military manual. In particular, the volume explores the extent to which these diverse texts constitute a genre (sometimes unsatisfactorily classified as 'technical literature'), and the degree to which they reflect the practice of warfare. With contributions from a diverse group of scholars, the chapters examine military manuals from early Archaic Greece to the Byzantine period, covering a wide range of topics including readership, siege warfare, mercenaries, defeat, textual history, and religion. Coverage includes most of the major contemporary siege manual writers, including Xenophon, Frontinus, Vegetius, and Maurice. Close examination of these texts serves to reveals the complex ways in which ancient Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines sought to understand better, and impose order upon, the seemingly irrational phenomenon known as war. Providing insight into the multifaceted collection of texts that constituted military manuals, this volume is a key resource for students and scholars of warfare and military literature in the classical and Byzantine periods.
The Roman Soldier
Title | The Roman Soldier PDF eBook |
Author | George Ronald Watson |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780801493126 |
Greek and Roman Military Manuals
Title | Greek and Roman Military Manuals PDF eBook |
Author | James T. Chlup |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 319 |
Release | 2020-09-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0429813686 |
This volume explores the enigmatic primary source known as the ancient military manual. In particular, the volume explores the extent to which these diverse texts constitute a genre (sometimes unsatisfactorily classified as ‘technical literature’), and the degree to which they reflect the practice of warfare. With contributions from a diverse group of scholars, the chapters examine military manuals from early Archaic Greece to the Byzantine period, covering a wide range of topics including readership, siege warfare, mercenaries, defeat, textual history, and religion. Coverage includes most of the major contemporary siege manual writers, including Xenophon, Frontinus, Vegetius, and Maurice. Close examination of these texts serves to reveals the complex ways in which ancient Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines sought to understand better, and impose order upon, the seemingly irrational phenomenon known as war. Providing insight into the multifaceted collection of texts that constituted military manuals, this volume is a key resource for students and scholars of warfare and military literature in the classical and Byzantine periods.