Hellenistic Infantry Reform in the 160's Bc (Studies on the History of Ancient and Medieval Art of Warfar)

Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 356.10938
EAN: 9788385874041
ISBN: 8385874046
Label: Leopard's Head Press
Manufacturer: Leopard's Head Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 189
Publication Date: 2001-12
Publisher: Leopard's Head Press
Studio: Leopard's Head Press

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This is a study of how the Ptolemaic and Seleucid infantry were reorganized to make them more successful and more competitive against the might of the Romans. The author argues that in the 160s BC, the Ptolemaic and Seleucid infantry were subject to re-organization and reform to try to combat the military might of the Romans. This Romanization of the military took the form of new tactics and changes in the organization and in the equipment given to the soldier, with evidence coming from archaeological, literary, epigraphic and iconographic sources. The book looks at the pre-Romanized organization of the infantry providing background to the later reforms.

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- Hellenistic Infantry Reform in the 160's BC
Nicholas Sekunda, well known for more "popular" accounts of ancient military practices, has masterfully combined past separate works on Hellinistic military reforms in Egypt and Asia Minor into a single, more academic volume. I can't imagine a better, more authoritative study of this fascinating topic. Taking care to concisely review preceding Macedonian and early-Hellenistic practices, he then provides a superbly documented enumeration of likely new developments in the mid-2nd Century BC. Precise ... Read More