Greek military service in the ancient Near East, 401-330 BCE
Rewrites the military and political history of Greek military service in ancient Persia and Egypt.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Rop, Jeffrey, 1982-, Greek military service in the ancient Near East, 401-330 BCE] (2021) (Brand, Steele)
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Greece (Antiquity)
/ Mercenary
/ Military
/ Achämeniden
/ Egypt (Antiquity)
/ History 401 BC-330 BC
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| Further subjects: | B
Electronic books
B Thesis B Greek mercenaries B Military history, Ancient B Greece-History, Military-To 146 B.C |
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| Summary: | Rewrites the military and political history of Greek military service in ancient Persia and Egypt. Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Timeline -- Maps -- Chapter 1 The Greek Thesis -- The Greek Thesis in Antiquity and the Present -- Reconsidering Greek Military Superiority -- Reconsidering the Greek Mercenary -- Military Service and Foreign Imperialism: A New Thesis -- Chapter 2 The Battle of Cunaxa -- Greek Splendor and Barbarian Terror -- Framing Clearchus: Cyrus as a Tragic Advisor -- The Rebel Plan at Cunaxa -- The Feigned Retreat and the Defeat of Cyrus -- Chapter 3 Greece and the Rebellion of Cyrus the Younger -- Loyalty and Betrayal in the Anabasis -- Greek Clients, Persian Rebels -- The Hegemony of Cyrus -- Chapter 4 Greeks in Persia and Egypt, ca. 400-360 -- Conon and Pharnabazus -- Chabrias and Acoris -- Iphicrates and Pharnabazus -- Agesilaus and Tachos -- Agesilaus and Nectanebos -- Greek Military Service in the Near East: Preliminary Conclusions -- Chapter 5 The Revolt of Artabazus -- The Conventional Chronology -- The Campaigns of Chares and Pammenes -- The Mercenaries Decree -- The So-Called Revolt of Artabazus -- Chapter 6 The Persian Conquest of Egypt -- Rebellion in Cyprus and the Levant -- The Persian Invasion Strategy -- Nectanebos and the Defense of Egypt -- International Politics and Greek Military Service in Egypt -- Chapter 7 The Greco-Persian Defense of Western Anatolia -- Artaxerxes III and Philip II -- The First Macedonian Invasion -- Advisor Figures during the Macedonian Conquest -- Greeks at the Battle of the Granicus River -- Memnon, the Siege of Halicarnassus, and the Aegean Counter-Offensive -- Memnon, Arsites, and Athens -- Chapter 8 The Fall of the Achaemenid Persian Empire -- The Strategic Context of the Battle of Issus. |
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| ISBN: | 110860661X |