Wa r as a cultural and social force: essays on warfare in antiquity

The present volume owes its origin to a conference held in January 1998. Three contributions (Morgan, van Wees, and Gabrielsen) deal with the interaction between warfare and the structural development o f the Greek city state. From the late fifth century a change in the attitude to war can be perceived, for example in Attic funerary reliefs (L. Hannestad). Internationalization and professionalization of warfare is characteristic o f the hellenistic period (Austin, Bekker-Nielsen). The relation between army and civil society in the Roman Empire is explored from very different perspectives in three contributions (Keppie, Link and N. Hannestad). Parallels between warfare in the Mediterranean world and in contemporary northern Europe and warfare in later European societies are at the focus in the last two contributions. Symbolic And Pragmatic Aspects Of Warfare In The Greek World Of The 8th To 6th Centuries Bc / Catherine Morgan -- The Myth Of The Middle-class Army : Military And Social Status In Ancient Athens / Hans Van Wees -- Naval Warfare : Its Economic And Social Impact On Greek Cities / Vincent Gabrielsen -- War And Culture In The Seleucid Empire / Michel Austin -- War And Greek Art / Lise Hannestad -- Science And Warfare In The Classical World / Tønnes Bekker-nielsen -- Army And Society In The Late Republic And Early Empire / Lawrence Keppie -- Veteranus And Munus Publicum / Stefan Link -- Rome And Her Enemies : Warfare In Imperial Art / Niels Hannestad -- The Rise Of European Infantry / Klavs Randsborg -- War In History. Doctrine, Leadership And Effect On Society / K.g.h. Hillingsø. Edited By Tønnes Bekker-nielsen And Lise Hannestad. Papers Originally Presented At A Conference Held At The Royal Danish Academy Of Sciences And Letters, Jan. 1998. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.