Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece

Name: Warfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece
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ISBN: 9780520215962

ISBN-10: 0520215966

ISBN-13: 9780520215962

Edition: 2nd 1999 (Revised)

Authors: Victor Davis Hanson

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The ancient Greeks were for the most part a rural, not an urban, society. And for much of the Classical period, war was more common than peace. Almost all accounts of ancient history assume that farming and fighting were critical events in the lives of the citizenry. Yet never before have we had a comprehensive modern study of the relationship between agriculture and warfare in the Greek world. In this completely revised edition ofWarfare and Agriculture in Classical Greece, Victor Davis Hanson provides a systematic review of Greek agriculture and warfare and describes the relationship between these two important aspects of life in ancient communities. With careful attention to agronomic as…

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List price: $31.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/20/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Victor Davis Hanson is the military historian who is a professor of classics at California State University, Fresno. He has written several popular books on classic warfare, including "The Other Greeks", "Who Killed Homer?", & "The Western Way of War". He lives in Selma, California.



Preface to the Second Edition


Preface to the First Edition


Introduction



The Attack on Agriculture



Military Organization



The Methods of Agricultural Destruction



The Defense of Agriculture



Fortification



Evacuation



Sorties



The Effectiveness of Agricultural Devastation



The Devastation of Attica during the Peloponnesian War


Conclusion



The Vocabulary of Agricultural Devastation


Select Bibliography


Updated Commentary and Bibliography


General Index


Index Locorum