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A unique look at animals in ancient Rome, perfect for fans of Mary Beard and Peter Jones From the hooves of chariot horses pounding the dust of the racetrack to the cries of elephants charging the battlefields, animals were a key part of Roman life. On memorials left to beloved dogs or in images of arena animals hammered onto coins, their stories and roles in Roman history are there for us to find.Why did the emperor Augustus always have a seal skin nearby? What was the most dangerous part of a chariot race? How could a wolf help with toothache?Take a gallop into the Roman world of chariot horses, battle elephants and rampaging rhinos. In the ancient world a bear could be weaponized and venomous snakes could change the course of a battle at sea. If you want to know exactly how to boil a crane (and who doesn't?) or how to use eels to commit murder, the Romans have the answer. They wove animals into poetry, sacrificed them and slaughtered thousands in their arenas, while animal skins reinforced shields and ivory decorated the hilts of their swords.From much-loved dogs to talking ravens, Battle Elephants and Flaming Foxes discovers who the Romans really were through the fascinating relationships they had with the creatures they lived and died alongside.

Catiline's War details the attempt by Lucius Sergius Catilina to overthrow the Roman Republic in 63 BC. The Jugurthine War discusses the war against Jugurtha in Numidia from 112 to 106 BC.

The collection of Pliny's letters is divided into ten books. His career as a young man is described in the earlier letters, which include tributes to notable figures.

Die Geschichte der vornapoleonischen Kriegsbeute ist noch nie umfassend dargestellt worden; so konnten auch keine Konstanten, Sonderformen oder Nach- und Nebenwirkungen gefunden werden. Dieser Band untersucht durch zeitgenossische Texte uberlieferte Beuten und ihre Verwendung, etwa fur zusatzlichen Sold, gegen den Hunger oder fur kollektive Erinnerungsbauten (Tempel, Theater, Triumphbogen, Saulen), und verortet sie in ihren historischen Kontexten. Dies ruckt herkommliche, und zum Teil irrtumliche, Trophaenvorstellungen in ein neues Licht. Es stellt sich heraus, dass die schnell vergangliche Tagesbeute okonomisch eine Nebenrolle spielt. Die wichtigste Beute stellen die Gefangenen dar, oft ganze Volkerschaften, die sofort oder mittelfristig als Sklaven verkauft werden konnen. Ein weiterer Aspekt der Gier nach Beute liegt darin, den Hunger der Truppen zu meistern. Die Jagd nach Vorraten hatte besonders bei Caesar, Alexander und wahrend der Kreuzzuge eine dominante logistische sowie strategische Bedeutung, die hier in ganz neuen Zusammenhangen gesehen wird. Als besonders bemerkenswerten clash of civilization stellt die Publikation die Burgunderbeute von 1476 in ihren gesamteuropaischen Kontext.

This volume sheds new light on the experience of ancient Greek warfare by identifying and examining three fundamental transitions undergone by the classical Athenian hoplite as a result of his military service: his departure to war, his homecoming from war having survived, and his homecoming from war having died. As a conscript, a man regularly called upon by his city-state to serve in the battle lines and perform his citizen duty, the most common military experience of the hoplite was one of transition - he was departing to or returning from war on a regular basis, especially during extended periods of conflict. Scholarship has focused primarily on the experience of the hoplite after his return, with a special emphasis on his susceptibility to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but the moments of transition themselves have yet to be explored in detail. Taking each in turn, Owen Rees examines the transitions from two sides: from within the domestic environment as a member of an oikos, and from within the military environment as a member of the army. This analysis presents a new template for each and effectively maps the experience of the hoplite as he moves between his domestic and military duties. This allows us to reconstruct the effects of war more fully and to identify moments with the potential for a traumatic impact on the individual.

Ancient Greek history is full of fascinating events and adventures, with the refined culture and many Gods of olden Greece a highlight - this history, aimed at younger readers, summarizes the great civilization.Experienced historian and author Helene Guerber tells her history as a series of short and poignant stories. We hear of the founding of early cities such as Athens and Thebes, and the famous myths that would gradually grow to form the pantheon of Greek Gods and legends. The artistic and cultural styles introduced by ancient Greek artisans and craftsmen, the pioneering philosophies of Plato and Socrates, and the settlers who colonized southern Italy are all mentioned.We also hear about the wars and conflicts which were frequent in ancient Greece, becoming part of its literature and mythos. The siege and conquest of Troy, the Peloponnesian War, and the battles between the rival Athenian city states and the Spartans are described. Greece was innovative in war, being among the first civilizations to have organized units such as the hoplites and companion cavalry, and bringing the earliest artillery to the battlefield.

Stranded deep in Persia, after their leader Cyrus was killed, Xenophon played an instrumental role in encouraging his army of 10,000 to march north across deserts and mountain passes, towards the Black Sea and its Greek shoreline cities.

The History of the Peloponnesian War is an account of the 431-404 BC war between Sparta and Athens. It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian historian who also happened to serve as an Athenian general during the war.

Military Diasporas proposes a new research approach to analyse the role of foreign military personnel as composite and partly imagined para-ethnic groups.These groups not only buttressed a state or empire's military might but crucially connected, policed, and administered (parts of) realms as a transcultural and transimperial class while representing the polity's universal or at least cosmopolitan aspirations at court or on diplomatic and military missions. Case studies of foreign militaries with a focus on their diasporic elements include the Achaemenid Empire, Ptolemaic Egypt, and the Roman Empire in the ancient world. These are followed by chapters on the Sassanid and Islamic occupation of Egypt, Byzantium, the Latin Aegean (Catalan Company) to Iberian Christian noblemen serving North African Islamic rulers, Mamluks and Italian Stradiots, followed by chapters on military diasporas in Hungary, the Teutonic Order including the Sword Brethren, and the Swiss military. The volume thus covers a broad band of military diasporic experiences and highlights aspects of their role in the building of state and empire from Antiquity to the late Middle Ages and from Persia via Egypt to the Baltic.With a broad chronological and geographic range, this volume is the ideal resource for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars interested in the history of war and warfare from Antiquity to the sixteenth century.

"Una nueva versiâon de Michael Nylan. Por primera vez una mujer ofrece una interpretacion actualizada de el arte de la guerra."--Cover.

The First and Second Italian Wars describes the course of military operations and political machinations in Italy from 1494 to 1504. The narrative begins with the French conquest of much of Italy. But the French hold collapsed. The second French invasion gained Northern Italy. This time, the French allied with the Pope's son, Cesare Borgia.

Best-selling historian and classicist Barry Strauss tells the story of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the lives of ten of its most important emperors, from Augustus to Constantine.

Books 31-45 discuss the Macedonian and other eastern wars from 201 to 167 BC. Livy details the Battle of Cynoscephalae, the repeal of Lex Oppia, the victory of Cato in Hispania, the War against Nabis, and much more.

The definitive biographical reference work on the life and campaigns of Alexander the Great.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Weltgeschichte - Altertum, Note: 1,7, Universität zu Köln, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ausgehend von der existierenden Quellenlage, die von sehr unterschiedlicher Qualität ist, und dem aktuellen Forschungsstand, soll es das Ziel dieser Arbeit sein, zu untersuchen, in wieweit die Kriegsstrategie und -führung Alexanders die der nachfolgenden Diadochen bestimmt hat. Wurden sie übernommen oder abgelegt? Was hatte dies als Ursache und zur Folge? Um diese Untersuchung zu ermöglichen, muss zunächst die Kriegführung Alexanders näher betrachtet werden. Dabei spielen die Zusammensetzung und die Strategie des Heeres Alexanders die entscheidende Rolle. Anschließend werden das Heer und die Kriegführung der Diadochen vergleichend aufgeführt. Im Abschlussteil sollen die Eingangsfragen diskutiert und mögliche Ursachen bzw. Folgen aufgezeigt werden.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 2,3, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Wie es der Titel dieser Abhandlung bereits impliziert, wird selbige vornehmlich der Frage nachgehen wie es zu dem Ausbruch des Ersten Punischen Krieges kam. Bereits Polybios erkennt im Jahr 264 v. Chr. einen besonderen Einschnitt in der römischen Geschichte, als die Römer mit ihrem Übergang nach Sizilien nicht nur vermeintlich den Ersten Punischen Krieg einläuteten, sondern, wie wir im Nachhinein wissen und Joachim Molthagen betont, einen wichtigen Schritt auf ihrem Weg zur fast uneingeschränkten Herrschaft über die antike Welt machten. Zugleich ergibt sich aus den Formulierungen des Polybios eine gewisse Problematik hinsichtlich der Fragestellung dieser Arbeit.

From the editor of the widely praised The Landmark Thucydides and The Landmark Herodotus, here is a new edition of Xenophon's Hellenika, the primary source for the events of the final seven years and aftermath of the Peloponnesian War. Hellenika covers the years between 411 and 362 B.C.E., a particularly dramatic period during which the alliances among Athens, Sparta, Thebes, and Persia were in constant flux. Together with the volumes of Herodotus and Thucydides, it completes an ancient narrative of the military and political history of classical Greece. Xenophon was an Athenian who participated in the expedition of Cyrus the Younger against Cyrus' brother, the Perisan King Artaxerces II. Later Xenophon joined the Spartan army and hence was exiled from Athens. In addition to the Hellenika, a number of his essays have survived, including one on his memories of his teacher, Socrates.Beautifully illustrated, heavily annotated, and filled with detailed, clear maps, this edition gives us a new, authoritative, and completely accessible translation by John Marincola, an comprehensive introduction by David Thomas, sixteen appendices written by leading classics scholars, and an extensive timeline/chronology to clarify this otherwise confusing period. Unlike any other edition of the Hellenika, it also includes the relevant texts of Diodorus Siculus and the Oxyrhynchus Historian, with explanatory footnotes and a table that correlates passages of the three works, which is perhaps crucial to an assessment of Xenophon's reliability and quality as a historian. Like the two Landmark editions that precede it, The Landmark Xenophon's Hellenika is the most readable and comprehensive edition available of an essential history.

In War and Peace and War, Peter Turchin uses his expertise in evolutionary biology to offer a bold new theory about the course of world history. Turchin argues that the key to the formation of an empire is a society's capacity for collective action. He demonstrates that high levels of cooperation are found where people have to band together to fight off a common enemy, and that this kind of cooperation led to the formation of the Roman and Russian empires, and the United States. But as empires grow, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, conflict replaces cooperation, and dissolution inevitably follows. Eloquently argued and rich with historical examples, War and Peace and War offers a bold new theory about the course of world history with implications for nations today.

The acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great by Mary Renault, the author of Fire from Heaven and The Persian Boy, two best-selling novels about Alexander.

This book explores The Art of War. Sunzi set forth many brilliant arguments, he was keenly aware of the fact that without exception, each and every battle is fought for profit. So it is of prime importance to obtain the biggest profit at a minimum cost, and the very best is "conquering without fighting". With the help of some illustrations and classical stories, we try to illustrate the essence of traditional Chinese culture.