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Men of Bronze: Hoplite Warfare in Ancient Greece Paperback – November 24, 2015
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A major contribution to the debate over ancient Greek warfare by some of the world's leading scholars
Men of Bronze takes up one of the most important and fiercely debated subjects in ancient history and classics: how did archaic Greek hoplites fight, and what role, if any, did hoplite warfare play in shaping the Greek polis? In the nineteenth century, George Grote argued that the phalanx battle formation of the hoplite farmer citizen-soldier was the driving force behind a revolution in Greek social, political, and cultural institutions. Throughout the twentieth century scholars developed and refined this grand hoplite narrative with the help of archaeology. But over the past thirty years scholars have criticized nearly every major tenet of this orthodoxy. Indeed, the revisionists have persuaded many specialists that the evidence demands a new interpretation of the hoplite narrative and a rewriting of early Greek history. Men of Bronze gathers leading scholars to advance the current debate and bring it to a broader audience of ancient historians, classicists, archaeologists, and general readers.
After explaining the historical context and significance of the hoplite question, the book assesses and pushes forward the debate over the traditional hoplite narrative and demonstrates why it is at a crucial turning point. Instead of reaching a consensus, the contributors have sharpened their differences, providing new evidence, explanations, and theories about the origin, nature, strategy, and tactics of the hoplite phalanx and its effect on Greek culture and the rise of the polis.
The contributors include Paul Cartledge, Lin Foxhall, John Hale, Victor Davis Hanson, Donald Kagan, Peter Krentz, Kurt Raaflaub, Adam Schwartz, Anthony Snodgrass, Hans van Wees, and Gregory Viggiano.
- Print length312 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPrinceton University Press
- Publication dateNovember 24, 2015
- Dimensions6.25 x 1 x 9.5 inches
- ISBN-100691168458
- ISBN-13978-0691168456
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"This book is geared to presenting the parameters of the hoplite debate in the clearest possible terms, a goal in which it succeeds. Anyone charged with teaching about hoplite warfare and its role in Greek history, let alone anyone doing original research on the subject, will find this book useful and necessary."---Matthew A. Sears, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"Men of Bronze carries the debate forward brilliantly and, in the process, illuminates many other facets of the archaic and classical Greek world."---William Shepherd, Anglo-Hellenic Review
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"Controversies of great interest surround the topic of hoplite warfare and its connections to Greek society and culture. The scholars contributing to this excellent volume include some of the best in the world. The chapters present often-divergent views on crucial issues. Scholars of Greek military history, war and society, and archaic Greece will want to consult this important collection."―Peter Hunt, University of Colorado, Boulder
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"This is the new hoplite book everyone has been waiting for--punchy, stimulating, up-to-date, and full of excitement and contention, like a hoplite scrum."--John Ma, University of Oxford
"Controversies of great interest surround the topic of hoplite warfare and its connections to Greek society and culture. The scholars contributing to this excellent volume include some of the best in the world. The chapters present often-divergent views on crucial issues. Scholars of Greek military history, war and society, and archaic Greece will want to consult this important collection."--Peter Hunt, University of Colorado, Boulder
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- Publisher : Princeton University Press; Reprint edition (November 24, 2015)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 312 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0691168458
- ISBN-13 : 978-0691168456
- Item Weight : 1.06 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.25 x 1 x 9.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #647,709 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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It is centered around discussions of three crucial questions:
1)The origins of the tactics and weapons of hoplite warfare.
2)The political, social and economic significance of the above.
3)The impact of hoplite warfare on Greek culture.
There is an introductory chapter on the Hoplite debate by the above, which goes in to the historiography of the problem, which extends back to the early 19th century in the massive history by George Grote. The chapters are as follows:
Arms, Armor, and Iconography by Viggiano and Van Wees
Hoplitai/Politai refighting ancient battles by Cartledge
Chronology by Snodgrass
Greek infantry fighting in the Mediterranean context by Raaflaub
The Hoplite Revolution by Viggiano
How Hoplites fought by Krentz; in which he rejects most of the "orthodox" interpretations of hoplite warfare arguing for a slow transition that allowed individuals to fight with personal style with small groups or individuals rushing ahead to fight, rather than a slow advance and formation fighting.
"How Much Hoplon Could A Hoplite Hump If A Hoplite Humped Hoplons?"....Practical limitations of arms and equipment by Schwartz
Greek mercenaries by Hale
Archaeological evidence by Foxhall
Farmers and Hoplites by Van Wees
The Holite "Narrative" by Hanson
This is well-documented and beautifully illustrated.
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Great book!