War in the Hellenistic world: a social and cultural history

Abstract

List of Figures. List of Maps. List of Abbreviations. Table of Important Events. Preface. 1. The Ubiquitous War. The Visibility of War. The Frequency of Wars. Reasons to Fight. 2. Between Civic Duties and Oligarchic Aspirations: Devoted Citizens, Brave Generals, and Generous Benefactors. Fighting Against a Neighbor: A Privilege of the Polis. Warfare as a Citizen Duty. City and Land: Structure and Hierarchy. The Defense of the City as the Stage of Civic Elites. Local Hero: The Statesman as Military Leader. Euergetism in War and the Ideology of Inequality. From Individual Services to the Heredity of Leadership. 3. The Age of War: Fighting Young Men. Restless Warriors. Training Fighters. Rituals for Young Warriors. 4 The Interactive King: War and the Ideology of Hellenistic Monarchy. The Ideology of Hellenistic Kingship. The King and his Army. The King and the City: Big Spender, Defender, Peace-maker. The Wolf as a Sheep: Royal Peace-makers. War and Mortal Divinity. 5. War as a profession: Officers, Trainers, Doctors, Engineers. The Professionalisation of Hellenistic Warfare: Definitions and Modifications. The Social Context of Mercenary Service. The Conditions of Service. Garrisons and Foreign Troops in Hellenistic Cities. Professional Ideals: Discipline, Solidarity, Masculinity. Professional Risks: Doctors and Patients. War as a Science: Tacticians and Inventors. 6. The Gender of War: Masculine Warriors, Defenseless Women and Beyond. War and masculinity. In the Shadow of Soldiers: Women in Garrisons and Forts. Spectators, Judges, and Defenders: Women's Share of War. Anonymous Victims. 7. The Cost and Profit of War: Economic Aspects of Hellenistic Warfare. The Budget of War: Fiscal Aspects of Hellenistic Warfare. War and Agriculture. The Economy of Booty. Winners and Losers: The Impact of War on Hellenistic Economy. 8. An Age of Miracles and Saviors. The Effects of Hellenistic Wars on Religion. Communicating with the Gods, Boasting to Mortals. War and Cult Transfer. Violence Against Sanctuaries and the Discourse of War. An Age of Miracles: War and the Supernatural. Pragmatism Versus Tradition: War and the Dynamics of Rituals. 9. The Discourse of War. War Reflections. War Reveals the Character of Men and Groups. Naming Wars. Deciding and Justifying War. The Right of Conquest. Longing for Peace. 10. Aesthetics of War. Images of Violence in Hellenistic Literature and Art. Blood is Beautiful: Realism and Subtlety in the Representation of Violence. The Beauty of the Unexpected: Peripeteia and the Paradoxon in Narratives of War. 11. The Memory of War. The Memory of War: Individual, Collective, Cultural. War in Hellenistic Historiography. Monumental Historiography. Oral Commemoration of War. Commemorative Festivals. War Monuments. 12. Breaking Boundaries: How Warfare Shaped the Hellenistic World. Bibliography. Name Index. Subject Index. Source Index.