Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome : The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia [3 Volumes]

Sara Elise Phang

ISBN 10: 1610690192 / ISBN 13: 9781610690195

Published by Bloomsbury Academic Jun 2016, 2016

About this Item

Neuware - The complex role warfare played in ancient Greek and Roman civilizations is examined through coverage of key wars and battles; important leaders, armies, organizations, and weapons; and other noteworthy aspects of conflict.Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome: The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia is an outstandingly comprehensive reference work on its subject. Covering wars, battles, places, individuals, and themes, this thoroughly cross-referenced three-volume set provides essential support to any student or general reader investigating ancient Greek history and conflicts as well as the social and political institutions of the Roman Republic and Empire. The set covers ancient Greek history from archaic times to the Roman conquest and ancient Roman history from early Rome to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE. It features a general foreword, prefaces to both sections on Greek history and Roman history, and maps and chronologies of events that precede each entry section. Each section contains alphabetically ordered articles-including ones addressing topics not traditionally considered part of military history, such as 'noncombatants' and 'war and gender'-followed by cross-references to related articles and suggested further reading. Also included are glossaries of Greek and Latin terms, topically organized bibliographies, and selected primary documents in translation.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome : The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia [3 Volumes]
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic Jun 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1610690192
• ISBN 13: 9781610690195
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 299W x 240H x 134D millimeters 299 millimeters width by 240 millimeters height by 134 millimeters depth
• Weight: 5191 grams

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Synopsis

Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome: The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia is an outstandingly comprehensive reference work on its subject. Covering wars, battles, places, individuals, and themes, this thoroughly cross-referenced three-volume set provides essential support to any student or general reader investigating ancient Greek history and conflicts as well as the social and political institutions of the Roman Republic and Empire.

The set covers ancient Greek history from archaic times to the Roman conquest and ancient Roman history from early Rome to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE. It features a general foreword, prefaces to both sections on Greek history and Roman history, and maps and chronologies of events that precede each entry section. Each section contains alphabetically ordered articles—including ones addressing topics not traditionally considered part of military history, such as "noncombatants" and "war and gender"—followed by cross-references to related articles and suggested further reading. Also included are glossaries of Greek and Latin terms, topically organized bibliographies, and selected primary documents in translation.

About the Author

Sara Elise Phang, PhD, received a doctorate in Roman history from Columbia University (New York) and is currently employed as a librarian.