Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome [3 volumes]: The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia by Peter Londey, Iain Spence, Douglas Kelly, Ph.D., Sara Elise Phang (Hardcover, 2016)
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
Product Identifiers
Publisher
ABC-Clio
ISBN-13
9781610690195
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221721811
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2016
Subject
History
Number of Pages
1421 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome [3 volumes]: The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia
Type
Textbook
Author
Peter Londey, Iain Spence, Douglas Kelly, ph.D., Sara Elise Phang
Format
Hardcover
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Douglas Kelly, ph.D., Iain Spence, Sara Elise Phang, Peter Londey