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Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome [3 volumes] - The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia (Hardcover)
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Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome [3 volumes] - The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia (Hardcover)
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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. Provides an up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of
conflict in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds that relates warfare
to society, politics, economy, and culture Examines major wars and
other key conflicts; important generals and leaders; and Greek and
Roman political, military, social, and cultural institutions
Presents ancillary information, including maps and illustrations; a
topically arranged bibliography; sourcebooks of primary sources in
translation; and lists of the most interesting "sound bites"
attributed to Greek and Roman leaders in ancient times
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