Henchmen of Ares : Warriors and Warfare in Early Greece

by: Brouwers, J.

Price: 38,00 EURO

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Henchmen of Ares : warriors and warfare in early Greece

Author:Josho Brouwers (Author)
Summary:Using the Homeric epics as a guide, the reader is presented with a cultural history of warriors and warfare in Early Greece: from the chariot-borne soldiers of the Mycenaean palaces to the seaborne raiders of women and cattle of the Dark Age; from the men of bronze who helped assert Egyptian sovereignty, down to the battles of Thermopylae and Salamis. Along the way, a number of detailed issues are considered, including the proper place of the Greek hoplite in the history of the Eastern Mediterranean, the possible origins of the Argive shield, developments in naval warfare, and the activities of Greek mercenaries"

Series:
Ancient warfare special, 4

v, 203 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 27 cm.

Contents:
1.Palace warriors
2.Raiders of women and cattle
3.Men of bronze
4.Rebels and empire

Using the Homeric epics as a guide, the reader is presented with a cultural history of warriors and warfare in Early Greece: from the chariot-borne soldiers of the Mycenaean palaces to the seaborne raiders of women and cattle of the Dark Age; from the men of bronze who helped assert Egyptian sovereignty, down to the battles of Thermopylae and Salamis. Along the way, a number of detailed issues are considered, including the proper place of the Greek hoplite in the history of the Eastern Mediterranean, the possible origins of the Argive shield, developments in naval warfare, and the activities of Greek mercenaries."--Back cover

Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archaologischen Instituts, Band 108, 1993

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• , , 1993

Price: 119,00 EURO

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Henchmen of Ares : Warriors and Warfare in Early Greece

by: Brouwers, J.

• ISBN-13: 9789490258078 / 978-64-90258-07-8
• ISBN-03: 9490258075 / 64-90258-07-5
• Karwansaray Publishers, Rotterdam, 2013

Price: 38,00 EURO

1 copy in stock