Battle Of Leuctra July 371 Bc

Author : André Geraque Kiffer
Publisher : Clube de Autores
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : PKEY:CLDEAU46312

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Battle Of Leuctra, July 371 Bc by André Geraque Kiffer Pdf

In the simulation, as a first change, the peltasts would not have been wasted in the secondary action against the camp, but rather had been preserved to act alongside the cavalry against the reinforced Boeotian left wing; be it the peltasts firing their missiles and / or the cavalry carrying ahead of the Spartan right wing, preliminary to the hoplite clash, or both of these forces buffeting the flanks of the Boeotian block after the main engagement. That way, too, about 1,000 recalcitrant Boeotian would have been out of the battle. As a second, decisive change, the Spartan right wing would have gradually given way without crushing, allowing the possibility that Spartan numerical superiority in the center and on the left could be exploited in a charge that penetrated the Boeotian block and reach his rear.

Author : Murray Dahm
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472843487

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Leuctra 371 BC by Murray Dahm Pdf

This detailed new study explores the battle of Leuctra and the tactics that ultimately led to the complete defeat of Sparta, and freed Greece from domination by Sparta in a single afternoon. The battle of Leuctra, fought in early July in 371 BC was one of the most important battles ever to be fought in the ancient world. Not only did it see the destruction of the Spartan dominance of Greece, it also introduced several tactical innovations which are still studied and emulated to this day. Sparta's hegemony of Greece (which had been in effect since the Persian wars of 480/79 and especially since the Peloponnesian War in 431-404 BC) was wiped away in a single day of destruction. Sparta would never recover from the losses in manpower which were suffered at Leuctra. The importance of the battle of Leuctra cannot be underestimated. This superbly illustrated title gives the reader a detailed understanding of this epic clash of forces, what led to it, its commanders, sources and the consequences it had for future civilizations.

Author : Murray Dahm
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472843487

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Leuctra 371 BC by Murray Dahm Pdf

This detailed new study explores the battle of Leuctra and the tactics that ultimately led to the complete defeat of Sparta, and freed Greece from domination by Sparta in a single afternoon. The battle of Leuctra, fought in early July in 371 BC was one of the most important battles ever to be fought in the ancient world. Not only did it see the destruction of the Spartan dominance of Greece, it also introduced several tactical innovations which are still studied and emulated to this day. Sparta's hegemony of Greece (which had been in effect since the Persian wars of 480/79 and especially since the Peloponnesian War in 431-404 BC) was wiped away in a single day of destruction. Sparta would never recover from the losses in manpower which were suffered at Leuctra. The importance of the battle of Leuctra cannot be underestimated. This superbly illustrated title gives the reader a detailed understanding of this epic clash of forces, what led to it, its commanders, sources and the consequences it had for future civilizations.

Author : Mike Roberts,Bob Bennett
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473838543

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The Spartan Supremacy, 412–371 BC by Mike Roberts,Bob Bennett Pdf

Sparta was a small city which consistently punched above its weight in the affairs of classical Greece, happily meddling in the affairs of the other cities. For two centuries her warriors were acknowledged as second to none. Yet at only one period in its long history, in the late fourth and early third century BC, did the home of these grim warriors seem set to entrench itself as the dominant power in the Greek world. This period includes the latter stages of the Peloponnesian War from 412 BC to the Spartan victory in 402, and then down to the Spartan defeat by the Thebans at Leuctra in 371 BC, where it all began to unravel for the Spartan Empirern Surprisingly few previous books have covered the tumultuous first decades of the fourth century BC, particularly when compared to the ample coverage of the Peloponnesian War. As the authors explain, although the earlier period has the benefit of Thucydides' magisterial history, the period covered here is actually well served by sources and well worthy of study. There are many interesting characters here, including Alcibiades, Lysander, Agesilaus, Pelopidas and Epaminondas, to name but a few. In addition there are several campaigns and battles that are reported in enough detail to make them interesting and comprehensible to the reader. Bob Bennett and Mike Roberts untangle the complexities of this important but unduly neglected period for the modern reader.

Author : Ken Webb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07
Category : Greece
ISBN : 0648072355

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Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra 371BC by Ken Webb Pdf

Ancient History -Year 12 HSC text

Author : James Romm
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501198021

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The Sacred Band by James Romm Pdf

From classicist James Romm comes a “striking…fascinating” (Booklist) deep dive into the last decades of ancient Greek freedom leading up to Alexander the Great’s destruction of Thebes—and the saga of the greatest military corps of the time, the Theban Sacred Band, a unit composed of 150 pairs of male lovers. The story of the Sacred Band, an elite 300-man corps recruited from pairs of lovers, highlights a chaotic era of ancient Greek history, four decades marked by battles, ideological disputes, and the rise of vicious strongmen. At stake was freedom, democracy, and the fate of Thebes, at this time the leading power of the Greek world. The tale begins in 379 BC, with a group of Theban patriots sneaking into occupied Thebes. Disguised in women’s clothing, they cut down the agents of Sparta, the state that had cowed much of Greece with its military might. To counter the Spartans, this group of patriots would form the Sacred Band, a corps whose history plays out against a backdrop of Theban democracy, of desperate power struggles between leading city-states, and the new prominence of eros, sexual love, in Greek public life. After four decades without a defeat, the Sacred Band was annihilated by the forces of Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander in the Battle of Chaeronea—extinguishing Greek liberty for two thousand years. Buried on the battlefield where they fell, they were rediscovered in 1880—some skeletons still in pairs, with arms linked together. From violent combat in city streets to massive clashes on open ground, from ruthless tyrants to bold women who held their era in thrall, The Sacred Band recounts “in fluent, accessible prose” (The Wall Street Journal) the twists and turns of a crucial historical moment: the end of the treasured freedom of ancient Greece.

Author : Lawrence A. Tritle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134524679

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The Greek World in the Fourth Century by Lawrence A. Tritle Pdf

The contributors in this volume present a systematic survey of the struggles of Athens, Sparta and Thebes to dominate Greece in the fourth century - only to be overwhelmed by the newly emerging Macedonian kingdom of Philip II. Additionally, the situation of Greeks in Sicily, Italy and Asia is portrayed, showing the geographical and political diffusion of the Greeks in a broader historical context. This book will provide the reader with a clearly drawn and vivid picture of the main events and leading personalities in this decisive period of Greek history.

Author : Paul Cartledge
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781468316070

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Thebes by Paul Cartledge Pdf

The riveting, definitive account of the ancient Greek city of Thebes, by the acclaimed author of The Spartans—now in paperback Among the extensive writing available about the history of ancient Greece, there is precious little about the city-state of Thebes. At one point the most powerful city in ancient Greece, Thebes has been long overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Athens and Sparta. In Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece, acclaimed classicist and historian Paul Cartledge brings the city vividly to life and argues that it is central to our understanding of the ancient Greeks’ achievements—whether politically or culturally—and thus to the wider politico-cultural traditions of western Europe, the Americas, and indeed the world. From its role as an ancient political power, to its destruction at the hands of Alexander the Great as punishment for a failed revolt, to its eventual restoration by Alexander’s successor, Cartledge deftly chronicles the rise and fall of the ancient city. He recounts the history with deep clarity and mastery for the subject and makes clear both the di?erences and the interconnections between the Thebes of myth and the Thebes of history. Written in clear prose and illustrated with images in two color inserts, Thebes is a gripping read for students of ancient history and those looking to experience the real city behind the myths of Cadmus, Hercules, and Oedipus.

Author : Michael A. Flower
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107050068

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The Cambridge Companion to Xenophon by Michael A. Flower Pdf

Introduces Xenophon's writings and their importance for Western culture, while explaining the main scholarly controversies.

Author : Murray Dahm
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472844132

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Athenian Hoplite vs Spartan Hoplite by Murray Dahm Pdf

The Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), waged between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies, involved some of the most important developments in ancient warfare. A life-and-death struggle between the two most powerful Greek city-states in the wake of their combined successes against the Persian invasion of Xerxes in 480–479 BC, the conflict dragged in communities from all over the Greek world on one side or the other. Ranging from the Black Sea to Sicily, the war saw the first recorded widespread use of light-armed troops, reserves, the deep phalanx, and other ideas important for the development of Western warfare into the 4th century BC, such as strategic thinking. It also revealed lessons (some learned and some not) with respect to the strengths and weaknesses of hoplite warfare and the various states in Greece. Featuring full-color artwork and drawing upon an array of sources, this study of three pivotal clashes between Spartan and Athenian hoplite forces during the Peloponnesian War highlights all of these developments and lessons.

Author : Jennifer Tolbert Roberts
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199996643

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The Plague of War by Jennifer Tolbert Roberts Pdf

A major new history of the violent, protracted conflict between ancient Athens and Sparta.

Author : Brian Campbell,Lawrence A. Tritle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190499136

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The Oxford Handbook of Warfare in the Classical World by Brian Campbell,Lawrence A. Tritle Pdf

"Offers six exemplary case studies of Greeks and Romans at war, thoroughly illustrated with detailed battle maps and photographs"--Provided by publisher.

Author : George Beardoe Grundy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Leuctra, Battle of, B.C. 371
ISBN : UCBK:B000342307

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The Topography of the Battle of Plataea by George Beardoe Grundy Pdf

Author : DAHM MURRAY,Murray K. Dahm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02
Category : Greece
ISBN : 1783831871

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Breaking the Spartans by DAHM MURRAY,Murray K. Dahm Pdf

This is a dual biography of the two brilliant leaders who enabled Thebes to end the supremacy of a once-invincible Sparta and briefly replace her as the pre-eminent city of Greece. In 379 BC both men were pivotal in the Theban revolt, Pelopidas personally killing one of the Spartan garrison commanders in a daring coup. In the ensuing war, the two often held simultaneous political and military commands, forming an effective team while pursuing an amicable rivalry. Under their inspired leadership, and thanks to significant tactical innovations, Theban armies enjoyed a run of successes, most notably at Tegyra (375 BC), Leuctra (371 BC) - the Spartans' first clear defeat in full-scale battle for generations - and Second Mantinea (362 BC). Unfortunately, Epaminondas was killed in the hour of victory at Second Mantinea and Theban hegemony did not long survive him (Pelopidas having already died in battle in 365 BC), a fact which only adds emphasis to their personal contribution. Murray K Dahm skilfully relates the significant, dramatic and exciting story of these two neglected geniuses. AUTHOR: Murray K Dahm has been a free-lance historian since 2007. He describes himself as an Ancient, Medieval and Opera historian. He has written over 20 articles for Ancient Warfare and Medieval Warfare as well as numerous pieces for peer-reviewed journals. Recently he also contributed chapters to a book on the world's famous opera houses and travelled to New York to present my research on Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas. He has written opera libretti and works as the Artistic Director of an opera education program. SELLING POINTS: * Dual biography of two forgotten geniuses of ancient warfare * Relates how Epaminondas and Pelopidas shattered the military dominance of Sparta * Covers the daring Theban rebellion and the ensuing war that saw Thebes displace Sparta as the leading power in Greece. * Excellent description of Classical Greek warfare in a critical period of tactical transformation * Detailed analysis of the pivotal battles of Tegyra, Leuctra and Second Mantinea 16 illustrations

Author : J. E. Lendon
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0300119798

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Soldiers and Ghosts by J. E. Lendon Pdf

Sparta, Macedonia, and Rome--how did these nations come to dominate the ancient world? Lendon shows readers that the most successful armies were those that made the most effective use of cultural tradition.