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Published 2013
L'art du siège néo-assyrien /

: In L'art du siège néo-assyrien , Fabrice De Backer investigates the people, materials, tools, machines, and tactics employed during the first millenium B.C. by the Neo-Assyrians to take and defend fortified cities. The story of besieged people, along with their customs, treatment by the winners, and consequences of the conquest are also discussed. Based on the combination of archaeology, iconography, philology and ethnographical comparisons, the analysis of the particular assets of siege-engines or architectural features are developed, along with the best means employed at that time to overcome them. De Backer proposes more than a simple census of all the means known so far, he also develops and enhances our knowledge of siege-warfare in a pragmatic and efficient manner.
: 1 online resource (xxv, 527, 104 pages) : illustrations. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004243064 : 1566-2055 ; : Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Published 2009
The city besieged : siege and its manifestations in the ancient Near East /

: Exploring the military, legal, social and literary aspects of ancient warfare, this study examines the multifaceted nature of the siege phenomenon in the Ancient Near East. The book is based on Akkadian and biblical (and, to lesser degree, Greek, Aramaic, Egyptian, Hittite and Ugaritic) sources as well as on the depictions on reliefs from Assyrian palaces and Egyptian temples. The analysis incorporates lexical study and military thinking and focuses on the technology of warfare and human behavior in a state of emergency. This volume is a co-publication between Brill and The Hebrew University Magnes Press. \'...this book serves as an excellent overview of siege practices and their result as seen from the biblical and Mesopotamian perspective.\' Michael G. Hasel, Institute of Archaeology-Southern Adventist University
: Two printings were published in 2009; one had only the first 113 pages and was probably an error, and the other had 211 pages, with two additional chapters (4 and 5) which match the tables of contents (p. [x-xi) and bibliography and indexes. : 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references and indexes. : 9789047427568 : Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Published 2013
Just war theory /

: Just War Theory raises some of the most pressing and important philosophical issues of our day. When is a war a just war, if ever? Do all soldiers in war have moral equivalence? What is the difference between combatants and non-combatants? This book brings together some of the most important essays in this area written by leading scholars and offering significant contributions to how we understand just war theory. The essays have all appeared in the Journal of Moral Philosophy , an internationally recognized leading philosophy journal.
: 1 online resource (ix, 222 pages) : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004242029 : 2211-2014 ; : Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Published 2022
Military Service and the Integration of Jews into the Roman Empire /

: "According to Raúl González Salinero, the plurality of religious expressions within Judaism prior to the predominance of the rabbinical current disproves the assumption according to which some Jewish customs and precepts (especially the Sabbath) prevented Jews from joining the Roman army without renouncing their ancestral culture. The military exemption occasionally granted to the Jews by the Roman authorities was compatible with their voluntary enlistment (as it was in the Hellenistic armies) in order to obtain Roman citizenship. As the sources attest, Judaism did not pose any insurmountable obstacle to integration of the Jews into the Roman world. They achieved a noteworthy presence in the Roman army by the fourth century CE, at which time the Church's influence over imperial power led to their exclusion from the militia armata"--
: 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004507258
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Published 2020
Late prehistoric fortifications in Europe : defense, symbolic and territorial aspects from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age : proceedings of the International colloquium 'FortMetal...

: This book presents 19 papers from the International Colloquium 'FortMetalAges' (Portugal, 2017); they discuss different interpretive ideas for defensive structures whose construction had necessitated large investment, present new case studies, and conduct comparative analysis between different regions and periods (Chalcolithic to Iron Age).
: "Available both in print and Open Access"--Home page.
Conference proceedings. : 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) : Specialized. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9781789692556 (ebook) : : Open access.

Published 1989
The barracks of the Roman Army from the 1st to 3rd centuries A.D. : a comparative study of the barracks from fortresses, forts, and fortlets with an analysis of building types and...

: This study offers a comparative study of the barracks from Roman fortresses, forts and fortlets with an analysis of building types and construction, stabling, and garrisons, seeking to address many direct questions where there is lack of useful written evidence.
: Also issued in print: 1989. : 1 online resource (xiv, 914 pages) : illustrations (black and white) : Specialized. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9781784912246 (PDF ebook) : : Open access.

Published 2016
Iron Age hillfort defences and the tactics of sling warfare /

: Sling accuracy at a hillfort is measured here for the first time, in a controlled experiment comparing attack and defence across single and developed ramparts.
: Previously issued in print: 2016. : 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) : Specialized. : 9781784914110 (ebook) :

Published 2022
Ancient weapons of Oman.

: This text presents a detailed overview of the firearms used in Oman over the last four centuries. Portable firearms, rifles and cannons are all discussed in detail with supporting illustrations. The weapons described in this book are mostly from the National Museum Oman and Bait al Zubair Museum in Muscat.
: Also issued in print: 2022. : 1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations (colour). : Specialized. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9781803270333 (PDF ebook) :

Published 2014
Technology of sword blades from the La Tène period to the early modern age : the case of what is now Poland /

: This text assesses the results of recent metallographic examination of 45 sword blades (mid-2nd century BC to early-16th century) from the territory of what is now Poland.
: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) : Specialized. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9781784910297 (PDF ebook) :

Published 2017
Autour de l'Infanterie d'Élite Macédonienne à l'Époque du Royaume Antigonide : cinq études militaires entre histoire, philologie et archéologie /

: This work presents five articles relating to military studies in the context of Macedonia of the Antigonids. Combining literary studies and archaeology, the author proposes several new concepts on Hellenistic Macedonian military studies. Articles consider the Macedonian phalanx, Antigonid Redcoats, heavy infantry and defensive weaponry.
: Previously issued in print: 2017. : 1 online resource (x, 278 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) : Specialized. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9781784917333 (ebook) :

Published 2018
The function of the Roman Army in Southern Arabia Petraea /

: This volume provides a fresh perspective on the evolving and diverse functions of the Roman army in Arabia from the creation of the province to the end of the Byzantine period.
: Previously issued in print: 2018. : 1 online resource (iv, 216 pages) : illustrations (colour). : Specialized. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9781784919535 (ebook) :

Published 2019
La defensa de la ciudad de Valencia 1936-1939 : una arqueología de la guerra civil española /

: This publication presents the defense of the city of Valencia during the years 1936-1939 under two premises; whether Valencia was strategically bombed and which were the targets. The second premise is whether the city was efficiently organized to protect its civilians.
: 1 online resource (236 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). : Specialized. : 9781789692037 (ebook) :

Published 2002
The Roman Army and the Economy /

: Contents: PART ONE : SUPPLYING THE ROMAN ARMIES HERZ, P.: Die Logistik der kaiserzeitlichen Armee. Strukturelle Überlegungen. ERDKAMP, P.: The Corn Supply of the Roman Armies during the Principate (27 BC - 235 AD). CARRERAS MONTFORT, C.: The Roman military supply during the Principate. Transportation and staples. BLOIS, L. DE: Monetary policies, the soldiers' pay and the onset of crisis in the first half of the third century AD. PART TWO : COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT HAYNES, I.: Britain's First Information Revolution. The Roman army and the transformation of economic life. KISSEL, Th.: Road-building as a munus publicum. KOLB, A.: Army and transport. PART THREE : THE ROMAN WEST: HISPANIA, BRITANNIA AND GERMANIA DAVIES. J.L.: Soldiers, peasants, industry and towns. The Roman army in Britain. A Welsh perspective. WHITTAKER, C.R.: Supplying the army. Evidence from Vindolanda. FUNARI, P.P.A.: The consumption of olive oil in Roman Britain and the role of the army. WIERSCHOWSKI, L.: Das römische Heer und die ökonomische Entwicklung Germaniens in den ersten Jahrzehnten des 1. Jahrhunderts. REMESAL RODRIGUEZ, J.: Baetica and Germania. Notes on the concept of 'provincial interdependence' in the Roman Empire. KONEN, H.: Die ökonomische Bedeutung der Provinzialflotten während der Zeit des Prinzipates. PART FOUR : NORTH AFRICA AND THE EAST MORIZOT, P.: Impact de l'armée romaine sur l'économie de l'Afrique. ROTH, J.: The army and the economy in Judaea and Palestine. ALSTON, R.: Managing the frontiers. Supplying the frontier troops in the sixth and seventh centuries.
: 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004494374
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Published 2017
Brill's companion to Aineias Tacticus /

: Brill's Companion to Aineias Tacticus is a collection of articles on the significance of the earliest Greek handbook on military tactics. Aineias' (Aeneas) wrote his Poliorketika in the mid-fourth century BC, offering a unique perspective on contemporary Greek city-states, warfare and intellectual trends. We offer an introduction to Aineias and his work, and then discuss the work's historical and intellectual context, his qualities as a writer, and aspects of his work as a historical source for the Greek polis of the fourth century BC. Several chapters discuss Aineias' approach to warfare, specifically light infantry, mercenaries, naval operations, fortifications and technology. Finally, we include a lengthy study of the reception of ancient military treatises, specifically Aineias' Poliorketika, in the Byzantine period.
: 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004352858 : Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Published 2021
Brill's Companion to Greek Land Warfare Beyond the Phalanx /

: After decades of controversy, there is now a growing consensus that Greek warfare was not singular and simple, but complex and multiform. In this volume, emerging and established scholars build on this consensus to explore Greek warfare beyond its traditional focus on hoplites and the phalanx. We expand the chronological limits back into the Iron Age, the geographical limits to the central and eastern Mediterranean, and the operational limits to include cavalry, light-armed troops, and sieges. We also look beyond the battlefield at integral aspects of warfare including religion, the experiences of women, and the recovery of the war dead.
: 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004501751
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Published 2020
Die Römische Armee auf dem Oceanus : a Zur römischen Seekriegsgeschichte in Nordwesteuropa /

: Während sich Rom schon in der späten Republik zur wichtigsten Seemacht des Mittelmeers entwickelte, läßt sich erstmals im frühen Prinzipat in den Gewässern Nordwesteuropas beobachten, daß Rom das gesamte Spektrum der Operationen zur See beherrschte und Operationen unternahm, an denen hunderte von Schiffen und tausende von Männern beteiligt sein konnten. Trotz ihrer Bedeutung ist die Geschichte dieser Operationen bislang nicht systematisch aufgearbeitet worden. Die römische Armee auf dem Oceanus bietet daher zum ersten Mal einen Überblick über die Geschichte römischer Operationen zur See in Nordwesteuropa sowie eine eingehende Analyse von zwei wichtigen Operationstypen - Transportoperationen und amphibischen Angriffsunternehmungen. Rome became the Mediterranean's premier sea power already during the late Republic, but it only established a permanent naval presence in North-Western Europe during the early Principate. In that period it mastered the full spectrum of naval warfare, undertaking large-scale naval operations that involved hundreds of ships and thousands of men. Despite the impact of these operations, their history has never been systematically investigated. Die römische Armee auf dem Oceanus offers for the first time an operational history of Roman naval forces in North-Western Europe and provides an in-depth analysis of two important large-scale naval operation types - transport operations and amphibious assaults.
: 1 online resource : 9789004414426

Published 2020
Brill's Companion to Sieges in the Ancient Mediterranean /

: "Brill's Companion to Sieges in the Ancient Mediterranean is a wide-ranging exploration of sieges and siege warfare as practiced and experienced by the cultures which lived around the ancient Mediterranean basin. From Pharaonic Egypt to Renaissance Italy, and from the Neo-Assyrian Empire to Hellenistic Greece and Roman Gaul, case studies by leading experts probe areas of both synergy and divergence within this distinctive form of warfare amongst the cultures in this broadly shared environment".
: 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004413740

Published 2007
The impact of the Roman army (200 BC-AD 476) : economic, social, political, religious, and cultural aspects : proceedings of the Sixth Workshop of the International Network Impact...

: To many inhabitants of the Roman Empire the army was the most visible representation of imperial power. Roman troops were the embodiment of imperial control. Military installations and buildings, the imperial guard, other troops, fleets, and militarily tinged works of art brought home the majesty of Rome to anybody who saw them, in Rome and in other parts of the Empire. With Roman armies came administrators, taxes and requisitions in cash and kind, traders, permanently residing veterans and military personnel, useful relations between local notables and Roman military cadre, and chances of upward social mobility. This sixth volume in the series Impact of Empire focuses on these topics.
: 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references and indexes. : 9789047430391 : Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Published 1985
Fortress Attica : defense of the Athenian land frontier, 404-322 B.C. /

: This book analyzes the defense policy of Athens in the period after the Peloponnesian War. In order to counter new offensive strategies and to protect vital local sources of revenue, the Athenians instituted a system of territorial defense, based on massive frontier fortresses and a sophisticated signal network. Individual chapters treat Athens' postwar economic situations, the development of Greek military science, the rise of a defensive mentality among the Athenian citizens, theorectical literature on defense, and Athens' military establishment. A major section is devoted to detailed descriptions of the land routes into Attica and of all ancient fortresses, towers, and military highways in the frontier zones. Concluding chapters demonstrate how the defense system worked in practic.
: Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Michigan, 1980. : 1 online resource (x, 243 pages, [4] pages of plates) : illustrations, maps. : Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-231) and index. : 9789004328198 : Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Published 2017
Classical Greek tactics : a cultural history /

: What determined the choices of the Greeks on the battlefield? Were their tactics defined by unwritten moral rules, or was all considered fair in war? In Classical Greek Tactics: A Cultural History , Roel Konijnendijk re-examines the literary evidence for the battle tactics and tactical thought of the Greeks during the 5th and 4th centuries BC. Rejecting the traditional image of limited, ritualised battle, Konijnendijk sketches a world of brutally destructive engagements, restricted only by the stubborn amateurism of the men who fought. The resulting model of hoplite battle does away with most received wisdom about the nature of Greek battle tactics, and redefines the way they reflected the values of Greek culture as a whole.
: 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004355576 : Available to subscribing member institutions only.