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This book explores unit cohesion in ancient armies, and how this contributed to the making of war in the Mediterranean world. It takes a varied approach to the subject, from looking at individual groups within larger armies to juxtaposing vertical and horizontal types of cohesion, providing a more detailed understanding of how groups were kept together. Within the broader definition of ‘unit cohesion’, this volume approaches more specific aspects of military cohesion in the ancient Mediterranean world including how individual soldiers commit to one another; how armies and units are maintained through hierarchy and the ‘chain of command’; and social cohesion, in which social activities and aspects of social power help bind an army or unit together. Examples from across the ancient Mediterranean are explored in this volume, from Classical Greece to Late Antiquity, with topics such as how armies and units cohere during the sacking of cities, Roman standards as a focus of religious cohesion, and how the multi-ethnic mercenary armies of Carthage cohered. Modern approaches to social cohesion are deployed throughout, and these essays serve as an important complement to existing literature on unit cohesion more generally.Unit Cohesion and Warfare in the Ancient World is of interest to students and scholars of ancient warfare, military history and military studies, as well as those working on the ancient Mediterranean world more broadly.
Unit Cohesion and Warfare in the Ancient World
Military and Social Approaches
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
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This book explores unit cohesion in ancient armies, and how this contributed to the making of war in the Mediterranean world. It takes a varied approach to the subject, from looking at individual groups within larger armies to juxtaposing vertical and horizontal types of cohesion, providing a more detailed understanding of how groups were kept together. Within the broader definition of ‘unit cohesion’, this volume approaches more specific aspects of military cohesion in the ancient Mediterranean world including how individual soldiers commit to one another; how armies and units are maintained through hierarchy and the ‘chain of command’; and social cohesion, in which social activities and aspects of social power help bind an army or unit together. Examples from across the ancient Mediterranean are explored in this volume, from Classical Greece to Late Antiquity, with topics such as how armies and units cohere during the sacking of cities, Roman standards as a focus of religious cohesion, and how the multi-ethnic mercenary armies of Carthage cohered. Modern approaches to social cohesion are deployed throughout, and these essays serve as an important complement to existing literature on unit cohesion more generally.Unit Cohesion and Warfare in the Ancient World is of interest to students and scholars of ancient warfare, military history and military studies, as well as those working on the ancient Mediterranean world more broadly.
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The 16 essays of this volume tackle questions of what was and was not considered acceptable conduct in ancient warfare. Few would assume that ideas of legitimate and illegitimate conduct in warfare remained static for centuries, yet little work has treated this as a standalone topic of concern. The contributions in this volume show that acceptable conduct in warfare was a dynamic concept and like many other customs, changed over time. While Greek stories show marked respect for clever tricks from the Trojan Horse onwards, Roman tradition presents the Romans as avoiding sneaky tricks and disdaining treachery, and occasionally reveals Roman discomfort with their own history. Key topics covered in this volume include tactical matters such as ambushes and battlefield misdirection; examinations of ethnic stereotypes of deceitful peoples like Cretans, Carthaginians, and Syrians; deception aimed at one’s own forces; the mythological tricks of heroes and gods; and the condemnation of bad behavior in public opinion or legal trials. This volume provides an important starting point for scholars studying whether a given tactic was considered legitimate.