War in the Hellenistic World by Chaniotis, Angelos

War in the Hellenistic World (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780631226086)

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War in the Hellenistic World by Chaniotis, Angelos

War in the Hellenistic World

$53.95
War in the Hellenistic World by Chaniotis, Angelos

War in the Hellenistic World

$53.95
Format: Paperback
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Exploiting the abundant primary sources available, this book examines the diverse ways in which war shaped the Hellenistic world.

  • An overview of war and society in the Hellenistic world.
  • Highlights the interdependence of warfare and social phenomena.
  • Covers a wide range of topics, including social conditions as causes of war, the role of professional warriors, the discourse of war in Hellenistic cities, the budget of war, the collective memory of war, and the aesthetics of war.
  • Draws on the abundance of primary sources available.


Author: Angelos Chaniotis
ISBN-10: 0631226087
ISBN-13: 9780631226086
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2005
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.02h x 8.88w x 0.99d
By Angelos Chaniotis
By Angelos Chaniotis
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Angelos Chaniotis is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Heidelberg. He is the author of Historie und Historiker in den griechischen Inschriften (1988), Die Vertr臠e zwischen kretischen St臈ten in der hellenistischen Zeit (1996) as well as numerous articles on Hellenistic and Roman history and Greek epigraphy. Together with P. Ducrey he has edited Army and Power in the Ancient World (2002).

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