War and Violence in Ancient Greece by Hans Van Wees NEUF 2024

Product Name: War and Violence in Ancient Greece by Hans Van Wees NEUF 2024
EAN：9781905125340 UPC：9781905125340 2024 ISBN：9781905125340 MPN：N/A Format：Paperback, 389 pages
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 international cast of 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..