A Companion to Greek Warfare

Provides a broad and deep exploration of ancient Greek and Macedonian warfare A Companion to Greek Warfare is an authoritative survey of all major areas in the field of Greek and Macedonian military history, covering diverse operational, economic, social, psychological, and cultural aspects of ancient warfare. Bringing together essays by both international authorities and young scholars, this edited volume exposes readers to alternative views and original interpretations in a host of old and new topics. Wide in scope, the book presents thematically organized chapters that explore the nature of Greek warfare, military training, discipline, and organization, the economics, pathology, and psychology of war, and depictions of war in Greek art and literature. Entire chapters deal with neglected topics such as espionage, propaganda, war crimes, emotional trauma, the role of women in warfare, Greeks in foreign service, and the armies and methods of the Greeks' and the Macedonians' opponents. Presenting a uniquely wide range of topics and contexts, this volume: Features contributions from ancient historians and scholars, including archaeologists, naval historians, and other specialists Offers broad chronological and geographical coverage, including the Bronze Age and early Greek wars, the Persian Wars, the campaigns of Alexander, and the wars in Sicily Edited by internationally recognized experts in early Greek prosopography, warfare, and military history; Macedonian warfare and military history; Greek law and customs; and the history of scholarship in the field of Greek warfare Part of the acclaimed Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to Greek Warfare is an important resource for instructors, students, and scholars in all fields of ancient Greek history, particularly military history, and the perfect addition to the library of any general reader with interest in ancient military history.

Notes on Contributors x Abbreviations and Short Titles xvi List of Maps and Figures xvii Introduction 1 Waldemar Heckel and F.S. Naiden Part I Historical Survey 9 1. Bronze Age and Early Greek Wars 11 Johannes Heinrichs 2. The Persian Wars to Alexander 21 Sabine Müller 3. Internal Wars from the “First Peloponnesian War” to Chaeronea 31 Frances Pownall 4. Hellenistic Land Warfare 42 Edward M. Anson 5. Greek Warfare in Sicily 58 Melanie Jonasch Part II Military Operations 73 6. The Nature of Hoplite Warfare 75 Fernando Echeverría 7. Cavalry Battle in Greece and the Hellenistic East 88 Carolyn Willekes 88 8. Siege Warfare 99 David Whitehead Part III Military Personnel 117 9. The Organization of Greek Armies 119 F.S. Naiden 10. Generalship 137 Joseph Roisman 11. Greek Camps and Camp Followers 148 Mauricio G. Álvarez 12. Greeks in Foreign Service: The Case of the Achaemenid Empire 160 Jeffrey Rop Part IV War with Non-Greeks 171 13. The Royal Elite of the Achaemenid Army 173 Michael B. Charles 14. Parthian Warfare Under the Early Arsacids 185 Marek Jan Olbrycht 15. Elephants in Hellenistic Warfare 202 Christopher Epplett 16. Thracian Warfare 214 Emil Nankov Part V Technical and Economic Context of Greek Warfare 225 17. Logistics 227 Stephen O’Connor 18. Fortifications 241 Silke Müth 19. Military Intelligence 252 Frank Russell 20. The Economics of War 261 Johannes Heinrichs 21. War and Slavery in the Greek World 271 Peter Hunt 22. Agriculture and Greek Warfare 286 Jeanne Reames and Ann Haverkost Part VI Social and Political Context of Greek Warfare 299 23. Battle Trauma in Ancient Greece 301 Lawrence Tritle 24. Religion and Warfare 312 F.S. Naiden 25. Women and War in the Greek World 329 Elizabeth D. Carney 26. Piracy, Brigandage, and Terrorism 339 Sheila L. Ager 27. Civil War in Greece: Forgetting as the Path to Reconciliation 358 Gordon Shrimpton Part VII Warfare in Art and Literature 367 28. The Iconography of War 369 Olga Palagia 29. War Monuments and Memorials 384 Lawrence A. Tritle 30. War in Greek Poetry 394 J. Vela-Tejada 31. War and Propaganda 406 Sabine Müller Bibliography 416 Index 464