Brill's Companion to War Violence in the Ancient Mediterranean /

Brill's Companion to War Violence in the Ancient Mediterranean /

War belongs among the most elementary phenomena in human history. Brill's Companion on War Violence in the Ancient Mediterranean explores the many faces of war violence in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The contributors reveal the range, contradictions, ambivalences and changin...

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Other Authors: Gilhaus, Lennart (Editor), Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Series: Brill's Companions to Classical Studies ; .
Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

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Egyptology.
Ancient Near East and Egypt.

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Call Number: R930

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Summary:War belongs among the most elementary phenomena in human history. Brill's Companion on War Violence in the Ancient Mediterranean explores the many faces of war violence in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The contributors reveal the range, contradictions, ambivalences and changing conditions of the historical practices, discourses, and representations of war violence in the Ancient Mediterranean World while also opening up comparative perspectives on war violence. The companion offers a new starting point for the study of war violence in antiquity and makes a major contribution to the cultural history of violence.
Physical Description:1 online resource (520 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004760226