Greece, Macedon and Persia : studies in social, political and military history in honour of Waldemar Heckel

Greece, Macedon and Persia contains a collection of papers related to the history and historiography of warfare, politics and power in the Ancient Mediterranean world. The contributions, written by 19 recognized experts from a variety of methodological and evidentiary perspectives, show how ancient peoples considered war and conflict at the heart of social, political and economic activity. Though focusing on a single theme - war - the papers are firmly based in the context of the wider social and literary issues of Ancient Mediterranean scholarship and as such, consider war and conflict as part of a complex matrix of culture in which historical actors articulate their relationships with society and historical authors articulate their relationships with history. The result is a rich understanding of Ancient World history and history-writing. The volume is presented in honor of Waldemar Heckel, a foremost scholar of Alexander the Great and ancient warfare. Greece, Macedon and Persia: Studies in Social, Political and Military History in Honour of Waldemar Heckel 4 Contents 6 Waldemar Heckel, Bibliography 8 Contributors 12 Forward 14 Introduction: Wald 16 1 Sabine Müller: Darius I and the Problems of (Re)conquest: Resistance, false identities and the impact of the past 20 Bibliography 24 2 E. Edward Garvin: Clausewitz and Ancient Warfare 26 Bibliography 40 3 Brian Bosworth: Thucydides and the Failure in Sicily 42 Bibliography 47 4 Elizabeth Carney: Women and Symposia in Macedonia 48 Bibliography 54 5 William Greenwalt: Infantry and the Evolution of Argead Macedonia 56 Bibliography 61 6 Carolyn Willekes: Equine Aspects of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian Cavalry 62 Bibliography 72 7 Graham Wrightson: Macedonian Armies and the Perfection of Combined Arms 74 Bibliography 82 8 Lee L. Brice: Military Unrest in the Age of Philip and Alexander of Macedon: Defining the terms of debate 84 Military conspiracy 86 Mutiny 86 Expression of grievances 87 Insubordination 88 Conclusion 90 Bibliography 91 9 Joseph Roisman: Opposition to Macedonian Kings: Riots for rewards and verbal protests 92 Rioting for rewards due 92 Verbal protests 96 Bibliography 100 10 Timothy Howe: Arrian and ‘Roman’ Military Tactics. Alexander’s campaign against the Autonomous Thracians 102 Bibliography 108 11 Edward M. Anson: Counter-Insurgency: The lesson of Alexander the Great 109 Bibliography 119 12 Guiseppe Squillace: The Comparison between Alexander and Philip. Use and metamorphosis of an ideological theme 122 ‘Alexander vs. Philip’ 124 Again ‘Alexander as Philip’ 126 Conclusion 127 Bibliography 127 13 Gordon Shrimpton: The Callisthenes Enigma 129 Bibliography 132 14 Stanley Burstein: Alexander’s Unintended Legacy: Borders 133 Egypt and Nubia 134 The sources for Ptolemy II and Nubia 136 Evidence of the Satrap Stela 137 Conclusion 140 Bibliography 141 15 Elizabeth Baynham: Cleomenes of Naucratis, Villain or Victim? 142 Bibliography 148 16 Franca Landucci Gattinoni: Cult of the Dead and Vision of the Afterlife in Early Hellenistic Macedonia 150 Bibliography 156 17 Alexander Meeus: The Career of Sostratos of Knidos: Politics, Diplomacy and the Alexandrian Building Programme in the Early Hellenistic Period 158 Sostratos in the epigraphical record and his diplomatic activity 167 The date of Sostratos’ career 176 Some speculations on early Hellenistic history 177 Conclusion 180 Bibliography 180 18 Daniel Ogden: What did Arsinoe tell Lysimachus about Philetaerus? 187 Abbreviations 194 Bibliography 194 19 Philip DeSouza: Polybius on Naval Warfare 196 Introduction 196 Comparative aspects 197 Polybius’ military experience (and understanding of military matters) 198 Historians of naval warfare 201 The nature of ancient naval warfare 203 The Romans first take to the sea 203 The Battle of Ecnomus 206 The Battles of Drepana and the Aegates Islands 207 The Battle of Chios 208 Rhodian naval innovation 210 Conclusions 211 Bibliography 211 20 John Vanderspoel: Rome’s Apparent Disinterest in Macedonia 168–148 BC 213 Bibliography 221 Index 222 Darius I And The Problems Of (re)conquest: Resistance, False Identities And The Impact Of The Past / Sabine Müller -- Clausewitz, The Culminating Point Of Attack, And Greco-persian Wars / E. Edward Garvin -- Thucydides And The Failure In Sicily / Brian Bosworth -- Women And Symposia In Macedonia / Elizabeth Carney -- Infantry And The Evolution Of Argead Macedonia / William Greenwalt -- Equine Aspects Of Alexander The Great's Macedonian Cavalry / Carolyn Willekes -- Macedonian Armies And The Perfection Of Combined Arms / Graham Wrightson -- Military Unrest In The Age Of Philip And Alexander Of Macedon: Defining The Terms Of Debate / Lee L. Brice -- Opposition To Macedonian Kings: Riots For Rewards And Verbal Protests / Joseph Roisman -- Arrian And Roman Military Tactics: Alexander's Campaign Against The Autonomous Thracians / Timothy Howe -- Counter-insurgency: The Lesson Of Alexander The Great / Edward M. Anson -- The Comparison Between Alexander And Philip: Use And Metamorphosis Of An Ideological Theme / Guiseppe Squillace -- The Callisthenes Enigma / Gordon Shrimpton -- Alexander's Unintended Legacy: Borders / Stanley Burstein -- Cleomenes Of Naucratis, Villain Or Victim? / Elizabeth Baynham -- Cult Of The Dead And Vision Of The Afterlife In Early Hellenistic Macedonia / Franca Landucci Gattinoni -- The Career Of Sostratos Of Knidos: Politics, Diplomacy And The Alexandrian Building Programme In The Early Hellenistic Period / Alexander Meeus -- What Did Arsinoe Tell Lysimachus About Philetaerus? / Daniel Ogden -- Polybius On Naval Warfare / Philip Desouza -- Rome's Apparent Disinterest In Macedonia 168-148 Bc / John Vanderspoel. Edited By Timothy Howe, E. Edward Garvin And Graham Wrightson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Dedication Contributors Abbreviations Forward Introduction 1 Darius I and the Problems of (Re)conquest: Resistance, False Identities and the Impact of the Past. Sabine Müller 2 Clausewitz, the Culminating Point of Attack, and Greco-Persian Wars E. Edward Garvin 3 Thucydides and the Failure in Sicily A. B. Bosworth 4 Women and Symposia in Macedonia Elizabeth Carney 5 Infantry and the Evolution of Argead Macedonia William Greenwalt 6 Equine Aspects of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian Cavalry Carolyn Willekes 7. Macedonian armies and the perfection of Combined Arms Graham Wrightson 8 Military Unrest in the age of Philip and Alexander of Macedon: Defining the terms of Debate Lee L. Brice 9 Opposition to Macedonian Kings: Riots for Rewards and Verbal Protests Joseph Roisman 10 Arrian and ‘Roman’ Military Tactics. Alexander’s Campaign against the Autonomous Thracians. Timothy Howe 11 Counter-Insurgency: The Lesson of Alexander the Great Edward M. Anson 12 The Comparison between Alexander and Philip. Use and Metamorphosis of an Ideological Theme Guiseppe Squillaci 13 Gordon Shrimpton: The Callisthenes Enigma 14 Alexander’s Unintended Legacy: Borders. Stanley Burstein 15 Cleomenes of Naucratis, Villain or Victim? Elizabeth Baynham 15 Cult of the Dead and Vision of the Afterlife in Early Hellenistic Macedonia. Franca Landucci Gattinoni 17 Alexander Meeus: The Career of Sostratos of Knidos: Politics, Diplomacy and the Alexandrian Building Programme in the Early Hellenistic Period 18 What did Arsinoe tell Lysimachus about Philetaerus? Daniel Ogden 19 Polybius on Naval Warfare Philip DeSouza 20 Rome’s Apparent Disinterest in Macedonia 168-148 BC John Vanderspoel