The Greek State at War, Part IV

W. Kendrick Pritchett

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9780520053793
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780520341548
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Ancient History
• Index: History

The volumes of The Greek State at War are an essential reference for the classical scholar. Professor Pritchett has systematically canvassed ancient texts and secondary literature for references to specific topics; each volume explores a unique aspect of Greek military practice.


The volumes of The Greek State at War are an essential reference for the classical scholar. Professor Pritchett has systematically canvassed ancient texts and secondary literature for references to specific topics; each volume explores a unique aspect of

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• CONTENTS 1
• ABBREVIATIONS
• PREFACE
• CHAPTER I THE PITCHED BATTLE
• INTRODUCTION
• 1. HOMERIC WARFARE
• 2.WARFARE IN EARLY GREEK POETRY
• 3.WARFARE IN THE GREEK HISTORIANS
• CHAPTER II BURIAL OF GREEK WAR DEAD275
• 1.ORIGIN OF THE CONVENTION IN MYTH
• 2.HOMERIC CUSTOMS
• 3.THE PROTHESIS AND EKPHORA
• 4.THE ATHENIAN “Αγών Επιτάφιος AND Αόγος Επιτάφιος
• 5. REPORTS FROM EXCAVATIONS OF MASS BURIALS367
• 6. CASUALTY-LISTS ON STONE
• 7. MONUMENTS REPORTED BY PAUSANIAS
• 8. BURIALS OF WAR DEAD IN HISTORICAL SOURCES, INCLUDING LITERARY EPITAPHS AND INSCRIPTIONS
• 9. UNBURIED DEAD
• 10.THE SPARTAN CONVENTIONS
• 11.THE HERALD
• 12.BURIALS AT HOME OR ON THE BATTLEFIELD
• 13.CREMATION vs. INHUMATION
• 14.CENOTAPHS
• INDEX OF ANCIENT AUTHORS CITED
• INDEX OF INSCRIPTIONS CITED
• INDEX OF SIGNIFICANT GREEK WORDS