1st Edition
Hoplites The Classical Greek Battle Experience
Edited By Victor Davis Hanson
Copyright 1993
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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Incorporating research found in ancient literary, iconographic, epigraphic, and archaeological sources, this book explores the experiences of the soldiers who conducted battle on the small plains of ancient Greece. The volume, which draws on the accumulated expertise of nine American and British scholars, emphasizes the actual techniques of fighting and practical concerns as the use of commands,... Read more
The men and their equipment; the environment of battle; Hoplite tradition and practice.
Biography
Victor Davis Hanson (Professor of Classics California State University, Fresno California State University, Fresno)
