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The Oxford Handbook of Warfare in the Classical World (Oxford Handbooks) 1st Edition

by Brian Campbell (Editor), Lawrence A. Tritle (Editor)

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War lay at the heart of life in the classical world, from conflicts between tribes or states to internal or civil wars. Battles were resolved by violent face-to-face encounters: war was a very personal experience. At the same time, warfare and its conduct often had significant and wide-reaching economic, social, or political consequences. The Oxford Handbook of Warfare in the Classical World offers a critical examination of war and organized violence. The volume's introduction begins with the ancient sources for the writing of war, preceded by broad surveys of warfare in ancient Greece and Rome. Also included herein are chapters analyzing new finds in battlefield archaeology and how the environment affected the ancient practice of war. A second section is comprised of broad narratives of classical societies at war, covering the expanse from classical Greece through to the later Roman Empire. Part III contains thematic discussions that examine closely the nature of battle: what soldiers experienced as they fought; the challenges of conducting war at sea; how the wounded were treated. A final section offers six exemplary case studies, including analyses of the Peloponnesian War, the Second Punic War, and Rome's war with Sasanid Persia. The handbook closes with an epilogue that explores the legacy of classical warfare. Authored by experts in classics, ancient history, and archaeology, this handbook presents a vibrant map of the field of classical warfare studies.

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"Campbell and Tritle have assembled engaging and valuable essays from an impressive list of contributors in the fields of classics, ancient history, and archaeology.... Though encyclopedic in scope, including entries on arms and armor, strategy, generalship, care of wounded, naval warfare, and logistics, the essays also constitute a vibrant retelling of the experience of ancient warfare. Well-supplied with maps and timelines, this volume should be included in any classics or military history collection. Highly Recommended."--J. D. Lyons, CHOICE

About the Author

Brian Campbell is Professor of Roman History at Queen's University Belfast.

Lawrence A. Tritle is Professor of History at Loyola Marymount University.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (January 9, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 840 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195304659
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195304657
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.11 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.7 x 1.6 x 7.1 inches

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- #29,978 in Ancient Civilizations

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Arnaut Daniel

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Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2016

I read about half of the chapters in the Oxford Handbook of Warfare in the Classical World. All were good, and many were excellent. My favorite chapters were Scott McDonough’s “Military and Society in Sasanian Iran” and A.D. Lee’s “Roman Warfare with Sasanian Persia.” These chapters should be read together, and the same can be said of the various articles on warfare in ancient Greece and Rome. There is a tremendous amount of overlap between these chapters, but one never gets the sense that there is any redundancy. Moreover, there are some important disagreements among the authors, which I found both welcome and illuminating. I have one major complaint about the book, namely, that while many of the authors investigated the causes and roles of war in their particular period, I could find no general analysis of the causes and roles of war in the classical world, except for a few brief scattered remarks. Perhaps the volume contains such an analysis but I missed it, though none was to be found in the preface or epilogue, and I am inclined to doubt that there is one to be found at all. I have recently requested The Oxford Handbook of War through my library, and I will continue my search for a general analysis there.