Information Gathering in Classical Greece

by: Russell, F.S.

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Cloak-and-dagger work was as much a part of the ancient world as the modern. While gadgets may change, the principles do not: espionage in antiquity was just as dangerous, its stakes just as high. Without Sinon, a double agent for the Greeks, Troy would never have fallen. Frank Russell studies spies in the ancient Greek world and presents fascinating information on the nature of the Great Game, its players, its pawns, and their methods.Information Gathering in Classical Greece opens with chapters on tactical, strategic, and covert agents. Methods of communication are explored, from fire-signals to dead-letter drops. Frank Russell categorizes and defines the collectors and sources of information according to their era, methods, and spheres of operation, and he also provides evidence from ancient authors on interrogation and the handling and weighing of information. Counterintelligence is also explored, together with disinformation through "leaks" and agents. The author concludes this fascinating study with observations on the role that intelligence-gathering has in the kind of democratic society for which Greece has always been famous.This valuable and absorbing volume is accessible to any student of intelligence or ancient history. All passages have been translated, and context is provided for historical figures who might not be widely known. Notes are extensive and offer further avenues of study for the technical or specialist reader.Frank S. Russell has taught at Dartmouth College.

Notes on Conventions xi
Introduction 1 (9)
Beyond the Hill: Tactical Assets
10 (53)
Beyond the Border: Strategic Assets
63 (40)
Beyond the Pale: Spies (Kataskopoi, Otakoustai)
103 (37)
Conveying the Message
140 (50)
Counterintelligence
190 (51)
Conclusion
226 (11)
Appendixes
Appendix A. Objects of Verbs of Learning
237 (2)
Appendix B. Types of Kataskopoi
239 (2)
Glossary 241 (4)
Selected Bibliography 245 (14)
Index 259

Subjects:
15.51 Antiquity
Espionage Greece
Greece
Greece History To 146 B.C
Greece History, Military
Greece History, Military To 146 B.C
Grèce Histoire Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C
Grèce Histoire militaire Jusqu'à 146 av. J.-C
Griechenland
Griechenland (Altertum)
Griekse oudheid
History
Military history
Military intelligence
Military intelligence Greece
Service des renseignements militaires Grèce
Spies Greece
Spionage
To 146 B.C

Information Gathering in Classical Greece

by: Russell, F.S.

• ISBN-13: 9780472110643 / 978-0-472-11064-3
• ISBN-03: 0472110640 / 0-472-11064-0
• The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 1999

Price: 66,90 EURO

1 copy in stock