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V. The Arts of War in the Early Fourth Century BC
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- MAPS ix
- FIGURES xi
- PROLOGUE 1
- INTRODUCTION 5
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THE GREEKS
- I. Fighting in the Iliad 15
- II. The Last Hoplite 39
- III. Two Stubborn Spartans in the Persian War 58
- IV. The Guile of Delium 78
- V. The Arts of War in the Early Fourth Century BC 91
- VI. Alexander the Great at the Battle of Issus 115
- VII. Hellenistic Warfare (323–31 BC) 140
- The Greeks, Conclusion 156
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THE ROMANS
- VIII. Early Roman Warfare 163
- IX. The Wrath of Pydna 193
- X. Caesar’s Centurions and the Legion of Cohorts 212
- XI. Scenes from the Jewish War, ad 67–70 233
- XII. Shield Wall and Mask 261
- XIII. Julian in Persia, ad 363 290
- The Romans, Conclusion 310
- Author’s Note and Acknowledgments 317
- CHRONOLOGY 321
- ABBREVIATIONS 331
- NOTES 335
- GLOSSARY 389
- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES 393
- INDEX 441
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- MAPS ix
- FIGURES xi
- PROLOGUE 1
- INTRODUCTION 5
-
THE GREEKS
- I. Fighting in the Iliad 15
- II. The Last Hoplite 39
- III. Two Stubborn Spartans in the Persian War 58
- IV. The Guile of Delium 78
- V. The Arts of War in the Early Fourth Century BC 91
- VI. Alexander the Great at the Battle of Issus 115
- VII. Hellenistic Warfare (323–31 BC) 140
- The Greeks, Conclusion 156
-
THE ROMANS
- VIII. Early Roman Warfare 163
- IX. The Wrath of Pydna 193
- X. Caesar’s Centurions and the Legion of Cohorts 212
- XI. Scenes from the Jewish War, ad 67–70 233
- XII. Shield Wall and Mask 261
- XIII. Julian in Persia, ad 363 290
- The Romans, Conclusion 310
- Author’s Note and Acknowledgments 317
- CHRONOLOGY 321
- ABBREVIATIONS 331
- NOTES 335
- GLOSSARY 389
- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES 393
- INDEX 441