The Ancient World at War Contents
Contents
Introduction: The Terrible Tide of War Philip de Souza
1 • War Before History R. Brian Ferguson
2 • Ancient Egyptian Warfare Ian Shaw and Daniel Boatright
3 • Ancient Near Eastern Warfare Nigel Tallis
4 • The Might of the Persian Empire Nicholas Sekunda
5 • Minoan and Mycenaean Warfare Alan Peatfield
6 • War in Archaic and Classical Greece Hans van Wees
7 • Alexander the Great and Hellenistic Warfare David Potter
8 • Armies of the Roman Republic Nathan Rosenstein
9 • Celtic and Iberian Warrior Cultures Louis Rawlings
10 • Parthian and Sasanian Warfare Nigel Tallis
11 • Imperial Roman Warfare Jon Coulston
12 • Rome and the Barbarians Hugh Elton
13 • Central Asia from the Scythians to the Huns Jon Coulston
14 • Warfare in Ancient South Asia Robin Coningham and Mark Manuel
15 • Warfare in Ancient China Charles A. Peterson
16 • Warfare in Early Korea and Japan Gina Barnes
17 • Mesoamerica from the Olmecs to the Aztecs Ross Hassig
18 • Ancient Warfare in the Andes Brian S. Bauer, Elizabeth Arkush and Joe Szymczak
• Further Reading
• List of Contributors
• Sources of Illustrations
• Sources of Quotations
• Index