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Slaves, Warfare, and Ideology in the Greek Historians

Slaves, Warfare, and Ideology in the Greek Historians( )
Author: Hunt, Peter
ISBN:978-0-521-89390-9
Publication Date:May 2002
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $66.95
Book Description:

The warring Greek city-states of the classical period often found it advantageous to use slaves in their armed forces and to encourage rebellion or desertion amongst the slaves of their enemies. But since military service was highly esteemed while the state of slavery was despised, classical Greek historians such as Herodotus, Thucydides and Xenophon tended not to discuss slave participation in war. This book examines the actual role of slaves in war, the neglect of it by historians,...
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Book Details
Pages:264
Detailed Subjects: History / Ancient / Greece
History / Europe / Greece
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.6 x 22.8 x 1.8 cm
Book Weight:0.44 Kilograms



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