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Expert Simon Elliott considers the different fighting styles of Greek armies and discusses how Greek battles unfolded.Ancient Greeks at War is a lavishly illustrated tour de force covering every aspect of warfare in the Ancient Greek world from the beginnings of Greek civilization through to its assimilation into the ever expanding world of Rome. As such it begins with the onset Minoan culture on Crete around 2,000 BC, then covers the arrival of the Mycenaean civilization and the ensuing Late Bronze Age Collapse, before moving on to Dark Age and Archaic Greece. This sets the scene for the flowering of Classical Greek civilization, as told through detailed narratives of the Greek and Persian Wars, Peloponnesian Wars and the rise of Thebes as a major power.The book then moves on to the onset of Macedonian domination under Philip II, before focusing in detail on the exploits of his son Alexander the Great, the all-conquering hero of the ancient world. His legacy was the Hellenistic world with its multiple, never ending series of conflicts that took place over a huge territory, ranging from Italy in the west all the way to India in the east. Those covered include the various Wars of the Successors, the rise of the Bactrian-Greek and Indo-Greek kingdoms, the various wars between the Antigonid Macedonian, Seleucid and Ptolemaic kingdoms, and later the onset of the clash of cultures between the rising power of Rome in the west and the Hellenistic kingdoms. In the long run the latter proved unable to match Romes insatiable desire for conquest in the eastern Mediterranean, and this together with the rise of Parthia in the east ensured that one by one the Hellenistic kingdoms and states fell. The book ends with the destruction of Corinth in 146 BC after the defeat by Rome of the Achaean League. The conclusion considers the legacy of the Ancients Greeks in the Roman world, and subsequently.Table of ContentsIntroductionTimeline of the Ancient Greek WorldGlossaryChapter 1. Minoan, Mycenaean and Dark Age GreeceChapter 2. Classical GreeceChapter 3. The Hellenistic Greek WorldChapter 4. Early Greek Military SystemsChapter 5. Classical Greek Military SystemsChapter 6. Hellenistic Greek Military SystemsChapter 7. On Campaign and in BattleChapter 8. Allies and Enemies of the Ancient GreeksConclusionSelect BibliographyIndex

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ANCIENT GREEKS AT WAR

Warfare in the Classical World from Agamemnon to Alexander

Simon Elliott

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Published in Great Britain and the United States of America in 2021 by

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Front cover: A hoplite warrior of the Classical Greek period.

Page 2: The moon rises above the Parthenon atop the Acropolis of Athens, heart of the ancient Greek world.

Page 5: Two Greek hoplite warriors depicted in a mythological scene dating to the 5th century BC. Note the large aspides shields, linen armour and doru long thrusting spears. The figure at left is Minerva, Goddess of wisdom, strategic warfare, trade and the arts. (wikicommons)

The so-called Mask of Agamemnon the famous gold funeral mask found in the - photo 5

The so-called Mask of Agamemnon, the famous gold funeral mask found in the 1870s by Heinrich Schliemann in Mycenae. This incredible artefact dates to around 1,600 BC in the earlier Mycenaean period. (Vineyard Perspective/Shutterstock)

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A ncient Greeks at War is a tour de force covering every aspect of warfare in the ancient Greek world from the beginnings of Greek civilization through to its assimilation into the ever-expanding world of Rome. It covers military strategy, tactics and technology as they evolved over three millennia, from the beginnings of organized conflict in the eastern Mediterranean through to the denoument of the Hellenistic military tradition.

The book begins in then sets out in great detail the various military establishments of both the Classical and Hellenistic worlds, including indepth appreciations of the evolution of both the Classical Greek hoplite phalanx and Macedonian pike phalanx. The books conclusion then briefly considers the legacy of the ancients Greeks in our world today.

In terms of housekeeping, given the vast chronological period covered by this work, an understanding of key periods in Greek and Roman history is useful. For the former, those referenced are the Minoan period from around 2,000 BC through to the the onset of the Mycenaean period of regional dominance at some time around 1,650 BC, and then the latters demise amid the devastation of the Late Bronze Age Collapse around 1,250 BC. From that point we then talk of the Dark Age/Geometric period of Greek history through to the beginning of the 9th century BC, then the Archaic period, the latter then transitioning into the Classical period from the beginning of the 5th century BC, and finally the Hellenistic period following the death of Alexander in 323 BC which lasted through to the sack of Corinth in 146 BC. For the world of Rome, the periods referenced are the Republic from 509 BC with the overthrow of Tarquin the Proud (the Republic by far the main focus of Roman involvement in this book), then the Principate phase of empire and finally the Dominate phase of empire.

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