Soldiers and Ghosts A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity
What set the successful armies of Sparta, Macedon, and Rome apart from those they defeated? In this major new history of battle from the age of Homer through the decline of the Roman empire, J. E. Lendon surveys a millennium of warfare to discover how militaries change-and don't change-and how...
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| Abstract | What set the successful armies of Sparta, Macedon, and Rome apart from those they defeated? In this major new history of battle from the age of Homer through the decline of the Roman empire, J. E. Lendon surveys a millennium of warfare to discover how militaries change-and don't change-and how an army's greatness depends on its use of the past.Noting this was an age that witnessed few technological advances, J. E. Lendon shows us that the most successful armies were those that made the most effective use of cultural tradition. Ancient combat moved forward by looking backward for inspiration-the Greeks, to Homer; the Romans, to the Greeks and to their own heroic past. The best ancient armies recruited soldiers from societies with strong competitive traditions; and the best ancient leaders, from Alexander to Julius Caesar, called upon those traditions to encourage ferocious competition at every rank.Ranging from the Battle of Champions between Sparta and Argos in 550 B.C. through Julian's invasion of Persia in A.D. 363,Soldiers and Ghostsbrings to life the most decisive military contests of ancient Greece and Rome. Lendon places these battles, and the methods by which they were fought, in a sweeping narrative of ancient military history. On every battlefield, living soldiers fought alongside the ghosts of tradition-ghosts that would inspire greatness for almost a millennium before ultimately coming to stifle it. |
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| AbstractList | What set the successful armies of Sparta, Macedon, and Rome apart from those they defeated? In this major new history of battle from the age of Homer through the decline of the Roman empire, J. E. Lendon surveys a millennium of warfare to discover how militaries change-and don't change-and how an army's greatness depends on its use of the past.Noting this was an age that witnessed few technological advances, J. E. Lendon shows us that the most successful armies were those that made the most effective use of cultural tradition. Ancient combat moved forward by looking backward for inspiration-the Greeks, to Homer; the Romans, to the Greeks and to their own heroic past. The best ancient armies recruited soldiers from societies with strong competitive traditions; and the best ancient leaders, from Alexander to Julius Caesar, called upon those traditions to encourage ferocious competition at every rank.Ranging from the Battle of Champions between Sparta and Argos in 550 B.C. through Julian's invasion of Persia in A.D. 363,Soldiers and Ghostsbrings to life the most decisive military contests of ancient Greece and Rome. Lendon places these battles, and the methods by which they were fought, in a sweeping narrative of ancient military history. On every battlefield, living soldiers fought alongside the ghosts of tradition-ghosts that would inspire greatness for almost a millennium before ultimately coming to stifle it. A major new history of battle in the ancient world, from the age of Homer through the decline of the Roman empire. What set the successful armies of Sparta, Macedon, and Rome apart from those they defeated? In this major new history of battle from the age of Homer through the decline of the Roman empire, J. E. Lendon surveys a millennium of warfare to discover how militaries change - and don't change - and how an army's greatness depends on its use of the past. Noting this was an age that witnessed few technological advances, J. E. Lendon shows us that the most successful armies were those that made the most effective use of cultural tradition. Ancient combat moved forward by looking backward for inspiration - the Greeks, to Homer; the Romans, to the Greeks and to their own heroic past. The best ancient armies recruited soldiers from societies with strong competitive traditions; and the best ancient leaders, from Alexander to Julius Caesar, called upon those traditions to encourage ferocious competition at every rank. Ranging from the Battle of Champions between Sparta and Argos in 550 B.C. through Julian's invasion of Persia in A.D. 363, Soldiers and Ghosts brings to life the most decisive military contests of ancient Greece and Rome. Lendon places these battles, and the methods by which they were fought, in a sweeping narrative of ancient military history. On every battlefield, living soldiers fought alongside the ghosts of tradition - ghosts that would inspire greatness for almost a millennium before ultimately coming to stifle it. Sparta, Macedonia, and Rome--how did these nations come to dominate the ancient world? Lendon shows readers that the most successful armies were those that made the most effective use of cultural tradition. Sparta, Macedon, and Romehow did these nations come to dominate the ancient world? What set their armies apart? Noting this was an age that witnessed few technological advances, J. E. Lendon shows us that the most successful armies were those that made the most effective use of cultural tradition. Ancient combat moved forward by looking backward for inspirationthe Greeks, to Homer; the Romans, to the Greeks and to their own heroic past. The best ancient armies recruited soldiers from societies with strong competitive traditions; and the best ancient leaders, from Alexander to Julius Caesar, called upon those traditions to encourage ferocious competition at every rank.Ranging from the Battle of Champions between Sparta and Argos in 550 B.C. through Julians invasion of Persia in A.D. 363, Soldiers and Ghosts brings to life the most decisive military contests of ancient Greece and Rome. Lendon places these battles, and the methods by which they were fought, in a sweeping narrative of ancient military history. On every battlefield, living soldiers fought alongside the ghosts of traditionghosts that would inspire greatness for almost a millennium before ultimately coming to stifle it. |
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| TableOfContents | Front Matter
Table of Contents
List of Maps
List of Figures
PROLOGUE
INTRODUCTION
THE GREEKS
I: FIGHTING IN THE ILIAD
II: THE LAST HOPLITE
III: TWO STUBBORN SPARTANS IN THE PERSIAN WAR
IV: THE GUILE OF DELIUM
V: THE ARTS OF WAR IN THE EARLY FOURTH CENTURY BC
VI: ALEXANDER THE GREAT AT THE BATTLE OF ISSUS
VII: HELLENISTIC WARFARE (323–31 BC)
THE GREEKS
THE ROMANS
VIII: EARLY ROMAN WARFARE
IX: THE WRATH OF PYDNA
X: CAESAR’S CENTURIONS AND THE LEGION OF COHORTS
XI: SCENES FROM THE JEWISH WAR, AD 67–70
XII: SHIELD WALL AND MASK
XIII: JULIAN IN PERSIA, AD 363
THE ROMANS
AUTHOR’S NOTE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Chronology of Greek and Roman Warfare
ABBREVIATIONS
NOTES
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
INDEX Intro -- CONTENTS -- List of Maps -- List of Figures -- Prologue -- Introduction -- THE GREEKS -- I. Fighting in the Iliad -- II. The Last Hoplite -- III. Two Stubborn Spartans in the Persian War -- IV. The Guile of Delium -- V. The Arts of War in the Early Fourth Century BC -- VI. Alexander the Great at the Battle of Issus -- VII. Hellenistic Warfare (323-31 BC) -- The Greeks, Conclusion -- THE ROMANS -- VIII. Early Roman Warfare -- IX. The Wrath of Pydna -- X. Caesar's Centurions and the Legion of Cohorts -- XI. Scenes from the Jewish War, AD 67-70 -- XII. Shield Wall and Mask -- XIII. Julian in Persia, AD 363 -- The Romans, Conclusion -- Author's Note and Acknowledgments -- Chronology of Greek and Roman Warfare -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliographical Notes -- Index |
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