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Military leaders and sacred space in classical Greek warfare : temples, sanctuaries and conflict in antiquity / Sonya Nevin.
Author
Nevin, Sonya
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
London : I.B. Tauris, 2017.
©2017
Description
307 pages ; 23 cm
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Firestone Library - Classics Collection
U33 .N48 2017
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Subject(s)
Military art and science
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History
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To 500
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Military history, Ancient
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Greece
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History, Military
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To 146 B.C.
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Greece
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Religion
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History
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Series
Library of classical studies ; v. 14.
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Library of classical studies ; 14
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Summary note
The ancient Greeks attributed great importance to the sacred during war and campaigning, as demonstrated from their earliest texts. Among the first four lines of the Iliad, for example, is a declaration that Apollo began the feud between Achilles and Agamemnon and sent a plague upon the Greek army because its leader, Agamemnon, had mistreated Apollo's priest. In this first in-depth study of the attitude of military commanders towards holy ground, Sonya Nevin addresses the customs and conduct of these leaders in relation to sanctuaries, precincts, shrines, temples and sacral objects. Focusing on a variety of Greek kings and captains, the author shows how military leaders were expected to react to the sacred sites of their foes. She further explores how they were likely to respond, and how their responses shaped the way such generals were viewed by their communities, by their troops, by their enemies and also by those -- like Herodotus, Thucydides and Xenophon -- who were writing their lives. This is a groundbreaking study of the significance of the sacred in warfare and the wider culture of antiquity.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-298) and index.
Contents
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1. Boundaries of culture and space
Part 2. Sanctuaries : The temple as fortress
Talismans
On the battlefield
Taking asylum
Part 3. Relationships : Reputation and diplomacy
Fighting for sacred space: sacred wars, prestige, and plunder
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
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ISBN
9781784532857 ((hardback))
1784532851 ((hardback))
1786730677
9781786730671
OCLC
965612963
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