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Greek Warfare beyond the Polis: Defense, Strategy, and the Making of Ancient Federal States

by David Blome

Greek Warfare beyond the Polis assesses the nature and broader significance of warfare in the mountains of classical Greece. Based on detailed reconstructions of four unconventional military encounters, David A. Blome argues that the upland Greeks of the classical mainland developed defensive strategies to guard against external aggression. These strategies

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

168

ISBN

9781501747526