L’organisation militaire de la Confédération Béotienne (447-171 av. J.-C.)
Ancient warfare is much more than a military affair: it is a total phenomenon, at once political, social and cultural, and it has a lasting impact on the societies that wage war or seek to shelter themselves against it. Thierry Lucas’ book tackles this major issue, focusing on the case of ancient Bo...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Online |
| Language: | French |
| Published: |
École française d’Athènes
2024
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | ONIX_20240916_9782869586192_104 |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1869527319478009856 |
|---|---|
| author | Lucas, Thierry |
| author_browse | Lucas, Thierry |
| author_facet | Lucas, Thierry |
| author_sort | Lucas, Thierry |
| collection | Directory of Open Access Books |
| description | Ancient warfare is much more than a military affair: it is a total phenomenon, at once political, social and cultural, and it has a lasting impact on the societies that wage war or seek to shelter themselves against it. Thierry Lucas’ book tackles this major issue, focusing on the case of ancient Boeotia in the Classical and Hellenistic periods through five thematic chapters. This study is based on battle narratives from the Classical period, which provide an insight into the workings of the Boeotian army at the time of the Peloponnesian War and during the period of Theban hegemony, as well as on the rich epigraphic documentation from the Hellenistic period. These data, combined with archaeological, iconographic, and numismatic evidence, draw a picture of a military system that permeates all aspects of Boeotian society, in terms of institutions, religion and culture. Even in the Hellenistic period, despite the Confederacy’s minor role on the international stage, the epigraphic evidence shows a koinon with well-honed and fully functional military institutions, constantly adapting to evolving warfare practices which reveal a highly developed military culture. In a nutshell, this book offers the first comprehensive and long-term overview of an ancient federal military system. It would be misleading to see it as just another volume of Boeotian studies: far more than a strictly regional analysis, this study is a true a paradigm of military history in the ancient Greek world. |
| format | Online |
| id | doab-20.500.12854ir-144897 |
| institution | Directory of Open Access Books |
| language | fre |
| publishDate | 2024 |
| publishDateRange | 2024 |
| publishDateSort | 2024 |
| publisher | École française d’Athènes |
| publisherStr | École française d’Athènes |
| record_format | ojs |
| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1448972024-09-16T09:45:29Z L’organisation militaire de la Confédération Béotienne (447-171 av. J.-C.) Lucas, Thierry Ancient Greece military history Classical Greece Boeotians Thebes thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHW Military history Ancient warfare is much more than a military affair: it is a total phenomenon, at once political, social and cultural, and it has a lasting impact on the societies that wage war or seek to shelter themselves against it. Thierry Lucas’ book tackles this major issue, focusing on the case of ancient Boeotia in the Classical and Hellenistic periods through five thematic chapters. This study is based on battle narratives from the Classical period, which provide an insight into the workings of the Boeotian army at the time of the Peloponnesian War and during the period of Theban hegemony, as well as on the rich epigraphic documentation from the Hellenistic period. These data, combined with archaeological, iconographic, and numismatic evidence, draw a picture of a military system that permeates all aspects of Boeotian society, in terms of institutions, religion and culture. Even in the Hellenistic period, despite the Confederacy’s minor role on the international stage, the epigraphic evidence shows a koinon with well-honed and fully functional military institutions, constantly adapting to evolving warfare practices which reveal a highly developed military culture. In a nutshell, this book offers the first comprehensive and long-term overview of an ancient federal military system. It would be misleading to see it as just another volume of Boeotian studies: far more than a strictly regional analysis, this study is a true a paradigm of military history in the ancient Greek world. 2024-09-16T09:45:25Z 2024-09-16T09:45:25Z 2023 book ONIX_20240916_9782869586192_104 9782869586192 9782869586000 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/144897 fre Bibliothèque des Écoles françaises d’Athènes et de Rome (BEFAR) image/jpeg n/a https://www.7switch.com/fr/ebook/9782869586192/from/openedition https://books.openedition.org/efa/15838 École française d’Athènes 10.4000/books.efa.15838 Ancient warfare is much more than a military affair: it is a total phenomenon, at once political, social and cultural, and it has a lasting impact on the societies that wage war or seek to shelter themselves against it. Thierry Lucas’ book tackles this major issue, focusing on the case of ancient Boeotia in the Classical and Hellenistic periods through five thematic chapters. This study is based on battle narratives from the Classical period, which provide an insight into the workings of the Boeotian army at the time of the Peloponnesian War and during the period of Theban hegemony, as well as on the rich epigraphic documentation from the Hellenistic period. These data, combined with archaeological, iconographic, and numismatic evidence, draw a picture of a military system that permeates all aspects of Boeotian society, in terms of institutions, religion and culture. Even in the Hellenistic period, despite the Confederacy’s minor role on the international stage, the epigraphic evidence shows a koinon with well-honed and fully functional military institutions, constantly adapting to evolving warfare practices which reveal a highly developed military culture. In a nutshell, this book offers the first comprehensive and long-term overview of an ancient federal military system. It would be misleading to see it as just another volume of Boeotian studies: far more than a strictly regional analysis, this study is a true a paradigm of military history in the ancient Greek world. 10.4000/books.efa.15838 c0500ec3-d996-49ed-bcb9-ffc849be92fa 9782869586192 9782869586000 392 Athènes open access |
| spellingShingle | Ancient Greece military history Classical Greece Boeotians Thebes thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHW Military history Lucas, Thierry L’organisation militaire de la Confédération Béotienne (447-171 av. J.-C.) |
| title | L’organisation militaire de la Confédération Béotienne (447-171 av. J.-C.) |
| title_full | L’organisation militaire de la Confédération Béotienne (447-171 av. J.-C.) |
| title_fullStr | L’organisation militaire de la Confédération Béotienne (447-171 av. J.-C.) |
| title_full_unstemmed | L’organisation militaire de la Confédération Béotienne (447-171 av. J.-C.) |
| title_short | L’organisation militaire de la Confédération Béotienne (447-171 av. J.-C.) |
| title_sort | l organisation militaire de la confederation beotienne 447 171 av j c |
| topic | Ancient Greece military history Classical Greece Boeotians Thebes thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHW Military history |
| topic_facet | Ancient Greece military history Classical Greece Boeotians Thebes thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHW Military history |
| url | ONIX_20240916_9782869586192_104 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT lucasthierry lorganisationmilitairedelaconfederationbeotienne447171avjc |