The classical art of command : eight Greek generals who shaped the history of warfare /
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| Author / Creator: | Roisman, Joseph, 1946- author. |
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| Imprint: | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017] |
| Description: | xvi, 392 pages ; 25 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10986534 |
Table of Contents:
- Maps and Illustrations
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: Greek Generals and Warfare in the Classical Age
- Eight Greek Generals
- Two Generals in Action
- Greek Generals: Responsibilities and Personality
- What Generals Did, Their Qualifications, and Their Offices
- Land Warfare
- The Armies of Sparta, Athens, Boeotia, Syracuse, Persia, and Carthage
- Greek Battleships and Navies
- 1. Leonidas of Sparta: The Lion at the Gates
- Leonidas' Sparta and His Military Challenges
- The Threat of War
- Preliminaries to the Battle of Thermopylae
- Leonidas in Thermopylae
- The Aftermath
- Conclusion
- 2. Themistocles of Athens: The Clever Counselor
- Themistocles, His City, and His Military Challenges
- Themistocles and the Athenian Navy
- Themistocles and the Persian War Till the Battle of Artemisium
- Themistocles in Artemisium
- The Battle of Salamis
- Themistocles after Salamis
- Conclusion
- 3. Pericles of Athens: The Magisterial Commander
- Pericles, Athenian Democracy, and His Military Challenges
- Pericles' Generalship Prior to the War Against Samos (463/2-441)
- The Samian Revolt
- Pericles' Strategy of the Peloponnesian War
- Pericles and the Peloponnesian War: The Limits of His Strategy
- Conclusion
- 4. Demosthenes of Athens: The Master of Surprise
- Demosthenes and His Military Challenges
- Defeat and Victories in Western Greece
- Astonishing Success in Pylos
- Sneak Attack on Megara
- Coming Out Empty-Handed in Boeotia
- Disaster in Sicily
- Conclusion
- 5. Lysander of Sparta: The Lion and the Fox
- Lysander and His Military Challenges
- Lysander's First Admiralship and the Battle of Notium
- Victory at Aegospotami
- Lysander and the Spartan Empire
- The Fall of a Hero
- Conclusion
- 6. Dionysius I of Syracuse: The Evolution of a General
- Dionysius' Syracuse and His Military Challenges
- Dionysius' Early Career Up to the Battle of Gela (405)
- The Buildup of Syracuse's Power
- Preparations for the Second Carthaginian War (397-392)
- The Siege of Motya
- Besieged in Syracuse
- Campaigns in Southern Italy (ca. 396-383)
- The Third and Fourth Carthaginian Wars (383-367)
- Conclusion
- 7. Epaminondas and Pelopidas of Thebes: The Double-Edged Returns of Daring
- Epaminondas and Pelopidas, Their Military Challenges and Their City
- Revolution in Thebes
- The Sacred Band and the Battle of Tegyra (375)
- The Battle of Leuctta (371)
- Theban Supremacy and the First Invasion of the Peloponnese
- The Second Invasion of the Peloponnese
- Pelopidas' Missteps in Thessaly
- The Third Invasion of the Peloponnese and the Naval Bill
- Pelopidas' Last Battle
- Epaminondas' Last Battle
- Conclusion
- Conclusion
- The Art of Command: Planning, Management, and Tactics
- The Art of Command: Personality
- Bibliography
- A. The Main Ancient Sources
- B. Modern Sources
- Index
