Автор: Philip Sabin, Hans van Wees, Michael Whitby
Название: The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Warfare: Vols. I–II
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Год: 2007
ISBN: 978-0521782739; 978-0521782746
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер: 16,6 mb
Страниц: 694+630

Volume I: Greece, the Hellenistic world and the rise of Rome

It reflects developments and provides a systematic account, written by a distinguished cast of contributors, of the various themes underlying the warfare of the Greek world from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period and of Early and Middle Republican Rome. For each broad period developments in troop-types, equipment, strategy and tactics are discussed. These are placed in the broader context of developments in international relations and the relationship of warfare to both the state and wider society. Numerous illustrations, a glossary and chronology, and information about the authors mentioned supplement the text. This will become the primary reference work for specialists and non-specialists alike.

Volume II: Rome from the late Republic to the late Empire

Volume II of this two-volume History underlying the warfare of the Roman world from the Late Republic to the sixth-century empire of Justinian and his successors. For each broad period developments in troop-types, equipment, strategy and tactics are discussed. These are placed in the broader context of developments in international relations and the relationship of warfare to both the state and wider society. Numerous illustrations, a glossary and chronology, and information about the authors mentioned supplement the text. This will become the primary reference work for specialists and non-specialists alike.







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