The Classical Art of CommandThe Classical Art of Command

2017-01-30 Joseph Roisman

Eight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of Warfare Joseph Roisman. THE CLASSICAL ART OF COMMAND EIGHT GREEK GENERALS WHO SHAPED THE HISTORY OF WAR FARE The Classical Art of Command joseph roisman The Classical Art. Cover.

Author: Joseph Roisman

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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The Classical Age of Greece produced some of history's best-known generals and commanders. They include the Spartan king Leonidas, who embodied his countrymen's heroic ethos in the battle of Thermopylae; the Athenian leader Themistocles, credited as the architect of Athens' naval power and of the Greek victory over the Persians; the famous democratic leader, Pericles, who prepared Athens and directed its conflict with Sparta, known as the Peloponnesian War; the Athenian general Demosthenes, who deviated from contemporary conventions of warfare with his innovative approach; the Spartan general Lysander, who won the Peloponnesian War for Sparta; Dionysius I of Syracuse, arguably the most innovative and best skilled of the eight generals discussed in this book; and Epaminondas and Pelopidas who together transformed their city, Thebes, into an hegemonic power. The Classical Art of Command gives readers a unique opportunity to examine the variegated nature of Greek generalship through the individual careers of eight prominent commanders. It describes the attributes of these leaders' command, the many facets of their individual careers and stratagems, and the mark they left on Greek history and warfare. It draws attention to the important role that personality played in their leadership. Joseph Roisman investigates how these generals designed and executed military campaigns and strategy, and to what degree they were responsible for the results. The volume also looks at how the Greek art of command changed during the Classical Age, and how adaptable it was to different military challenges. Other questions involve the extent to which a general was a mere leader of the charge, a battle director, or a strategist, and what made both ancient and modern authorities regard these eight generals as outstanding shapers of military history. Filled with original analyses and accessible accounts of legendary battles, The Classical Art of Command will appeal to all readers with an interest in ancient warfare and generalship.

The Orators and Their Treatment of the Recent PastThe Orators and Their Treatment of the Recent Past

2022-12-05 Aggelos Kapellos

His books Democracy and Rhetoric: John Dewey on the Arts of Becoming and Dewey for a New Age of Fascism: Teaching Democratic Habits ... 2019; The Classical Art of Command: Eight Greek Generals Who Changed the History of Warfare.

Author: Aggelos Kapellos

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

ISBN: 9783110791969

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This volume focuses on the representation of the recent past in classical Athenian oratory and investigates the ability of the orators to interpret it according to their interests; the inability of the Athenians to make an objective assessment of it; and the unwillingness of the citizens to hear the truth, make self-criticism and take responsibility for bad results. Twenty-eight scholars have written chapters to this end, dealing with a wide range of themes, in terms both of contents and of chronology, from the fifth to the fourth century B.C. Each contributor has written a chapter that analyzes one or more historical events mentioned or alluded in the corpus of the Attic orators and covers the three species of Attic oratory. Chapters that treat other issues collectively are also included. The common feature of each contribution is an outline of the recent events that took place and influenced the citizens and/or the city of Athens and its juxtaposition with their rhetorical treatment by the orators either by comparing the rhetorical texts with the historical sources and/or by examining the rhetorical means through which the speakers model the recent past. This book aims at advanced students and professional scholars. This volume focuses on the representation of the recent past in classical Athenian oratory and investigates: the ability of the orators to interpret it according to their interests; the inability of the Athenians to make an objective assessment of persons and events of the recent past and their unwillingness to hear the truth, make self-criticism and take responsibility for bad results.

Unit Cohesion and Warfare in the Ancient WorldUnit Cohesion and Warfare in the Ancient World

2023-03-24 Joshua R. Hall

Crowley, J. 2012: The Psychology of the Athenian Hoplite: The Culture of Combat in Classical Athens, Cambridge. ... Kagan, K. 2006: The Eye of Command, Ann Arbor. ... Roisman, J. 2017: The Classical Art of Command.

Author: Joshua R. Hall

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

ISBN: 9781351695817

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This book explores unit cohesion in ancient armies, and how this contributed to the making of war in the Mediterranean world. It takes a varied approach to the subject, from looking at individual groups within larger armies to juxtaposing vertical and horizontal types of cohesion, providing a more detailed understanding of how groups were kept together. Within the broader definition of ‘unit cohesion’, this volume approaches more specific aspects of military cohesion in the ancient Mediterranean world including how individual soldiers commit to one another; how armies and units are maintained through hierarchy and the ‘chain of command’; and social cohesion, in which social activities and aspects of social power help bind an army or unit together. Examples from across the ancient Mediterranean are explored in this volume, from Classical Greece to Late Antiquity, with topics such as how armies and units cohere during the sacking of cities, Roman standards as a focus of religious cohesion, and how the multi-ethnic mercenary armies of Carthage cohered. Modern approaches to social cohesion are deployed throughout, and these essays serve as an important complement to existing literature on unit cohesion more generally. Unit Cohesion and Warfare in the Ancient World is of interest to students and scholars of ancient warfare, military history and military studies, as well as those working on the ancient Mediterranean world more broadly.

A Companion to Greek WarfareA Companion to Greek Warfare

2021-06-16 Waldemar Heckel

The Classical Art of Command. Eight Generals Who Shaped the History of Warfare. Oxford. Roisman, Joseph and Ian Worthington (eds.). 2010. A Companion to Ancient Macedonia. Oxford and Malden. Rollinger, Robert 1999.

Author: Waldemar Heckel

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9781119438816

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Provides a broad and deep exploration of ancient Greek and Macedonian warfare A Companion to Greek Warfare is an authoritative survey of all major areas in the field of Greek and Macedonian military history, covering diverse operational, economic, social, psychological, and cultural aspects of ancient warfare. Bringing together essays by both international authorities and young scholars, this edited volume exposes readers to alternative views and original interpretations in a host of old and new topics. Wide in scope, the book presents thematically organized chapters that explore the nature of Greek warfare, military training, discipline, and organization, the economics, pathology, and psychology of war, and depictions of war in Greek art and literature. Entire chapters deal with neglected topics such as espionage, propaganda, war crimes, emotional trauma, the role of women in warfare, Greeks in foreign service, and the armies and methods of the Greeks’ and the Macedonians’ opponents. Presenting a uniquely wide range of topics and contexts, this volume: Features contributions from ancient historians and scholars, including archaeologists, naval historians, and other specialists Offers broad chronological and geographical coverage, including the Bronze Age and early Greek wars, the Persian Wars, the campaigns of Alexander, and the wars in Sicily Edited by internationally recognized experts in early Greek prosopography, warfare, and military history; Macedonian warfare and military history; Greek law and customs; and the history of scholarship in the field of Greek warfare Part of the acclaimed Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series, A Companion to Greek Warfare is an important resource for instructors, students, and scholars in all fields of ancient Greek history, particularly military history, and the perfect addition to the library of any general reader with interest in ancient military history.

Persia Triumphant in GreecePersia Triumphant in Greece

2022-08-30 Manousos E Kambouris

The Classical Art of Command. Oxford University Press. Rollinger and Ulf (Eds) 2004. Commerce and Monetary Systems in the Ancient World, Franz Steiner Verlag. Rookhuijzen J.Z. 2019. Herodotus and the Topography of Xerxes' Invasion.

Author: Manousos E Kambouris

Publisher: Pen and Sword Military

ISBN: 9781399097789

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This is the epic story of the Great Persian War of 481-479 BC, the major land and sea Persian invasion of Greece under Xerxes. Starting from the Persian decision to avenge the outrage caused to imperial prestige by the battle of Marathon, this book details the policy, diplomacy and religion as they intermingle with matters of strategy and tactics. It includes detailed coverage of the legendary Battle of Thermopylae, immortalized in literature and film as the ultimate defiant last stand. There is similarly in-depth coverage, in terms of events, tactics, methods and intentions, afforded to the relatively unknown sea battles off Cape Artemisium, only recently dramatized for the Big Screen; a naval engagement that primed the Battle of Salamis. Special attention has been paid to the events following these two battles, leading to the bloody conquest of Athens and the implementation of vengeance by the Persian Empire, which for a brief time stood triumphant, victorious and awesome as never before, but also sowed the seeds of eventual defeat.

The Rise of Persia and the First Greco Persian WarsThe Rise of Persia and the First Greco Persian Wars

2022-05-30 Manousos E Kambouris

The Classical Art of Command. Oxford University Press. Rollinger & Ulf (Eds) 2004. Commerce and Monetary Systems in the Ancient World, Franz Steiner Verlag. Rookhuijzen J.Z. 2019. Herodotus and the Topography of Xerxes' Invasion.

Author: Manousos E Kambouris

Publisher: Pen and Sword Military

ISBN: 9781399093323

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Manousos Kambouris revisits the epic events of the first Greco-Persian War and the Persian invasion of Greece. He gives excellent detail on the Persian perspective and sets the war in the context of the rise of Achaemenid Persia as the superpower of the day and the expansion of their empire into Europe. After relating the earlier Persian campaigns in Europe the author shows how the Ionian Revolt, by the Greeks of Asia Minor already under Persian rule, was instrumental. Darius I, the Persian King of Kings ordered the invasion of Greece ostensibly to punish the Greeks, and more specifically the Athenians, for their support of the Revolt and to contain further insurgencies but in truth to achieve god-ordained world dominance. Describing the invasion in great detail, the author analyses the king's immense (even if occasionally exaggerated) army, considering its composition and logistical constraints. The campaign leading to Marathon and the decisive battle itself are then clearly narrated. Manousos Kambouris' meticulous research brings fresh insights to this timeless tale of defiance of the odds and victory for the underdog.

Carthage at WarCarthage at War

2023-05-31 Joshua R Hall

The Second Punic War: A Reappraisal (London, Institute of Classical Studies: 1996), 81–95. ... Roisman, J., The Classical Art of Command: Eight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of Warfare (Oxford, Oxford University Press: 2017).

Author: Joshua R Hall

Publisher: Pen and Sword Military

ISBN: 9781473885417

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The Carthaginians are well known as Rome's great enemy of the three Punic wars and Hannibal, their greatest general, is a household name. While narrative histories of the Punic wars (especially the second) and biographies of Hannibal abound, there have been few studies dedicated to detailed analysis of Carthaginian armies and warfare throughout the city-state's entire existence. Joshua Hall puts that right with this in-depth study of their tactics, equipment, unit organization, army composition and operational effectiveness. Importantly, while the Second Punic War is rightly given prominence, this is not at the expense of the many earlier wars Carthage waged as she built and then defended her empire. Drawing on all the available archaeological and literary evidence, the author shows the development of Carthage's forces and methods of warfare from the ninth century BC to the city's demise. The result is the most in-depth portrait of the Carthaginian military available in English.

The Greek Victories and the Persian Ebb 480 479 BCThe Greek Victories and the Persian Ebb 480 479 BC

2022-09-30 Manousos E Kambouris

In: Wheeler EL (Ed) The Armies of Classical Greece. Ashgate Farnham. Roisman J. 2017. The Classical Art of Command. Oxford University Press. Rollinger & Ulf (Eds) 2004. Commerce and Monetary Systems in the Ancient World, Franz Steiner ...

Author: Manousos E Kambouris

Publisher: Pen and Sword Military

ISBN: 9781399097833

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The dramatic conclusion to this trilogy explains the reversal of fortunes and final defeat of Xerxes Persian invasion of Greece; not as unlikely as usually presupposed. The focus is on the successful repulse of the Persian massive armada at Salamis, a resounding naval victory with parallels to the English defeat of the Spanish Armada. Along with the backstage policies and cloak-and-dagger events, the analysis of hard data of naval and military realities and environment shows the reason for this outcome and more so of the closely fought double campaign of the following year that ended the Persian threat. The massive land victory at Plataea that ousted the empire form mainland Greece and crippled its armies, and the amphibious operation at Mycale that destroyed the remnants of the royal Grand Armada and shut the doors to further Persian incursions in Greece is examined in detail. Manousos Kambouris examines in depth the plans, potential, assets and liabilities of the two protagonists to explain command decisions and developments in the field. This is a fine finale to this fresh appraisal of these hugely significant events.

All Things Ancient Greece An Encyclopedia of the Greek World 2 volumes All Things Ancient Greece An Encyclopedia of the Greek World 2 volumes

2022-10-31 James W. Ermatinger

The Classical Art of Command: Eight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of Warfare. New York: Oxford University Press. Rolle, Renate. 1989. The World of the Scythians. London: B. T. Batsford. Romilly, Jacqueline de, and Elizabeth ...

Author: James W. Ermatinger

Publisher: ABC-CLIO

ISBN: 9781440874543

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As an invaluable resource for students and general audiences investigating Ancient Greek culture and history, this encyclopedia provides a thorough examination of the Mediterranean world and its influence on modern society.

Brill s Companion to Greek Land Warfare Beyond the PhalanxBrill s Companion to Greek Land Warfare Beyond the Phalanx

2021-11-29

Konijnendijk, R. (2018) Classical Greek Tactics: A Cultural History. Leiden. Krentz, P. (1985) 'The Nature of Hoplite Battle'. ... Roisman, J. (2017) The Classical Art of Command: Eight Greek Generals Who Shaped the History of Warfare.

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ISBN: 9789004501751

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Brill’s Companion to Greek Land Warfare Beyond the Phalanx brings together emerging and established scholars to build on the new consensus of multiform Greek warfare, on and off the battlefield, beyond the usual chronological, geographical, and operational boundaries.