Trickery, Treachery, and Deceit in Ancient Conflict

Aaron L. Beek, Joshua R. Hall (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

300 Seiten

2024
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-075575-6 (ISBN)

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The 16 essays of this volume tackle questions of what was and was not considered acceptable conduct in ancient warfare. Few would assume that ideas of legitimate and illegitimate conduct in warfare remained static for centuries, yet little work has treated this as a standalone topic of concern. The contributions in this volume show that acceptable conduct in warfare was a dynamic concept and like many other customs, changed over time. While Greek stories show marked respect for clever tricks from the Trojan Horse onwards, Roman tradition presents the Romans as avoiding sneaky tricks and disdaining treachery, and occasionally reveals Roman discomfort with their own history. Key topics covered in this volume include tactical matters such as ambushes and battlefield misdirection; examinations of ethnic stereotypes of deceitful peoples like Cretans, Carthaginians, and Syrians; deception aimed at one’s own forces; the mythological tricks of heroes and gods; and the condemnation of bad behavior in public opinion or legal trials. This volume provides an important starting point for scholars studying whether a given tactic was considered legitimate.

lt;strong>Aaron L. Beek, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa; Joshua R. Hall, Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, OR, USA.

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2022
Verlagsort	Berlin/Boston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 240 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
Schlagworte	Ancient Treachery • ancient warfare • antike Kriegsführung • Ethics and Military Tactics • Militärische Taktik • Propaganda and Warfare • Verrat in der Antike
ISBN-10	3-11-075575-0 / 3110755750
ISBN-13	978-3-11-075575-6 / 9783110755756
Zustand	Neuware