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War and Violence in Ancient Greece
Hans Van Wees (Ed.)
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Description for War and Violence in Ancient Greece
Paperback. Warfare was only one form of the violence that had a profound impact on Archaic and Classical Greek society, literature and government. This important series of thirteen papers, from a seminar held in London in 1998, places private and public conflict within its wider context. Editor(s): Wees, Hans van. Num Pages: 389 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
The study of Greek warfare should involve much more than reconstructing the experience of combat or revisiting the great wars of the classical period. Here, a distinguished cast of international scholars explores beyond the usual thematic and chronological boundaries. Ranging from the heroes of Homer to the kings and cities of the hellenistic age, the contributors set war in the context of other forms of Greek violence, private and public. At every turn they challenge received ideas about the causes and conduct of war, its development and its place in Greek society and culture.
The study of Greek warfare should involve much more than reconstructing the experience of combat or revisiting the great wars of the classical period. Here, a distinguished cast of international scholars explores beyond the usual thematic and chronological boundaries. Ranging from the heroes of Homer to the kings and cities of the hellenistic age, the contributors set war in the context of other forms of Greek violence, private and public. At every turn they challenge received ideas about the causes and conduct of war, its development and its place in Greek society and culture.
Product Details
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
610g
Number of Pages
389
Place of Publication
Swansea, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781905125340
SKU
V9781905125340
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99-10
About Hans Van Wees (Ed.)
Hans van Wees has published numerous papers on the military and social history of Archaic Greece. He is the author of Status Warriors: War, Violence and Society in Homer and History, and editor (with Nick Fisher) of Archaic Greece: New Evidence and New Approaches.
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