New approaches to Greek and Roman warfare 9781118273333, 9781118338780, 9781118340547, 1118273338

Uses new methodologies, evidence, and topics to better understand ancient warfare and its place in culture and history

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Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright Page......Page 6
Contents......Page 9
Notes on Contributors......Page 11
Preface......Page 15
List of Abbreviations......Page 17
List of Illustrations......Page 19
Introduction......Page 21
Approaches to Military History......Page 22
The Chapters in this Volume......Page 24
Future Directions......Page 29
References......Page 30
Further Reading......Page 31
Part I Greece......Page 33
Logistics......Page 37
Wages......Page 40
Plunder......Page 42
References......Page 45
Further Reading......Page 47
The Archaic Period......Page 49
The Early Fifth Century......Page 53
Notes......Page 56
Further Reading......Page 57
New Approaches and Methods......Page 59
Social Structures......Page 61
Non-Combatants......Page 62
Daily Routines......Page 63
Garrison Life......Page 66
Daily Life in Achaemenid Armies......Page 67
From Classical to Hellenistic......Page 68
References......Page 69
Further Reading......Page 71
Introduction......Page 73
The Warrior Returns......Page 74
The Wounds of War......Page 75
Psychic Trauma in the Ancient World......Page 77
Theater of War......Page 78
Murdered Children and Mutilated Warriors......Page 79
Memorials – Remembering the Fallen, Remembering War......Page 80
Restless Soldiers......Page 81
References......Page 82
Further Reading......Page 84
Introduction......Page 85
Classical and Hellenistic Greek Cavalry: A Brief Survey......Page 87
New Cavalry in the Third Century......Page 88
New Forces: Tarantines, Prodromoi, Cataphracts......Page 90
Cavalry Controversies: Spears and Shields......Page 93
References......Page 97
Further Reading......Page 100
Introduction......Page 101
Skeletal Trauma Studies......Page 102
Evidence for Battle Injuries: Combatants......Page 104
Evidence for Battle Injuries: Non‐Combatants......Page 109
Discussion and Conclusions......Page 111
Note......Page 112
Part II Rome......Page 115
Marriage Patterns......Page 119
Money......Page 121
Conclusion......Page 129
Further Reading......Page 130
Military Discipline......Page 133
Varieties of Indiscipline......Page 134
Causes of Indiscipline......Page 139
Indiscipline Case Study: Mutinies of 14 ce......Page 142
Notes......Page 144
References......Page 145
Further Reading......Page 146
Introduction......Page 147
Definition of Panic in Military Terms......Page 148
Definition of Panic in Neurophysiological Terms......Page 150
Perception and Panic......Page 151
Modular Characteristics of the Brain......Page 153
Conclusion......Page 156
References......Page 157
Further Reading......Page 158
Writing Battle......Page 159
From Battlefield to City Wall......Page 161
The Moral of the Battle Story......Page 162
References......Page 167
Further Reading......Page 168
Introduction......Page 169
Military Families and the Fort Environment......Page 170
Early Military Communities in the German Provinces......Page 171
Early Military Communities in Britain......Page 173
Conclusion......Page 176
References......Page 177
Epigraphy, Inscriptions, and the Epigraphic Habit......Page 181
Ethnicity and Ancient History......Page 182
The Roman Auxilia and the Roman Army......Page 183
The Epigraphic Evidence of Geographically and Tribally Based Groups in the Auxilia......Page 184
Discussion: Ethnic Groups and Military Administration......Page 185
Conclusions......Page 189
References......Page 190
Further Reading......Page 192
Chapter 14 Health, Wounds, and Medicine in the Late Roman Army (250–600 ce)......Page 193
Health, Disease, and Wounds......Page 194
Medical Personnel......Page 196
Wounds and Their Treatment (Literary and Medical)......Page 199
Medical Discharge......Page 201
Conclusion......Page 202
References......Page 203
Further Reading......Page 205
Index......Page 207
EULA......Page 214

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