About this title: Sparta, Macedon, and Rome - how did these nations come to dominate the ancient world? What set their armies apart? Noting this was an age that witnessed few technological advances, J. E. Lendon shows us that the most successful armies were those that made the most effective use of cultural tradition. Ancient combat moved forward by looking backward for inspiration - the Greeks, to Homer; the Romans, to the Greeks and to their own heroic past. The best ancient armies recruited soldiers from societies with strong competitive traditions; and the best ancient leaders, such as Alexander to Julius ...
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale Univ Press, USA
Date published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780300106633ISBN:0300106637
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. A very handsome hardcover first edition, first printing with immaculate tight white pages having no inscriptions. The priced jacket has no significant shelfwear and looks super in a brand new Brodart clear archive cover. Will be wrapped in polyfoam prior to shipping in a secure box, read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Date published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780300106633ISBN:0300106637
Description: Published by Yale University Press in 2005. Dust jacket. Number of pages: 480. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780300119794ISBN:0300119798
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University
Date published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780300106633ISBN:0300106637
Description: Good+ in Fair jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Faint smudge marks on front edge of text block, does not interior of pages, remainder mark. Dustjacket with 4 inch tear on front cover. Maps, illustrations, notes, glossary, bibliographical notes, index, 468 pp. Text clean & tight. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date published: 2006-08-22
ISBN-13:9780300119794ISBN:0300119798
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Date published: 2006-08-22
ISBN-13:9780300119794ISBN:0300119798
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780300106633ISBN:0300106637
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr, Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Date published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780300106633ISBN:0300106637
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾ in-9¾ in. Alk. paper. bound in boards; poss book club edition. Little rub to cover and DJ. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780300106633ISBN:0300106637
Description: LIKE_NEW. Book BRAND NEW but for light wear to dust jacket; else pristine. This book "offers a wholly original cultural history of Greek and Roman warfare. The book is hugely impressive in scope and ambition, often brilliant in interpretation, elegantly constructed and wonderfully written. " (from cover) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780300119794ISBN:0300119798
Description: New. Sparta, Macedonia, and Rome--how did these nations come to dominate the ancient world? Lendon shows readers that the most successful armies were those that made the most effective use of cultural tradition. read more
"Good read. He tends to focus on actual tactics and technology a little less than I would like, but still very good read, especially for people new to classical warfare looking for an introductory book. Some of his theories seem a little out there...especially his insistence on Greeks consciously developing their tactics on the precepts of the Iliad. My guess would be they enjoyed hearing those fun stories, and then went out and fought with what worked."
"I enjoyed the section on the Greeks and how Homer influenced the way they fought. But really....for a book about warfare it is awfully dull. I had to put it down before I finished the review of Roman warfare."
"Great book if you're really into classic Greek / Roman warfare and wanted to know how they went about their battles, how their infantry was trained (phalanax!)"
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