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The Fortifications of Arkadian City States in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods (Hardcover)
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The Fortifications of Arkadian City States in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods (Hardcover)
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This illustrated study comprises a comprehensive and detailed
account of the historical development of Greek military
architecture and defensive planning, specifically in Arkadia in the
Classical and Hellenistic periods. Employing data gathered from the
published literature, and collected during the field reconnaissance
of every site, the fortification circuit of each Arkadian polis is
explored. In this way, the book provides an accurate chronology for
the walls in question; an understanding of the relationship between
the fortifications and the local topography; a detailed inventory
of all the fortified poleis of Arkadia; a regional synthesis based
on this inventory; and the probable historical reasons behind the
patterns observed through the regional synthesis. Maher argues that
there is no evidence for fortified poleis in Arkadia during the
Archaic period. However, when the poleis were eventually fortified
in the Classical period, the fact that most appeared in the early
fourth century BC, strategically distributed in limited geographic
areas, suggests that the larger defensive concerns of the Arkadian
League were a factor. Although the defensive responses to
innovations in siege warfare and offensive artillery of the
Arkadian fortifications follow the same general developments
observable in the circuits found throughout the Greek world, there
does exist a number of interesting and noteworthy, regionally
specific, patterns. Such discoveries validate the methodology
employed and clearly demonstrate the value of an exclusively
regional focus for shedding light on a number of architectural,
topographical, and historic issues.
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