
Athenian Generals
Military Authority in the Classical Period
Debra Hamel(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 23. February 1998
Book
Leather / fine binding
XVIII, 250 pages
978-90-04-10900-1 (ISBN)
Description
This study of the Athenian strategia is concerned with identifying the locus of military authority in the Athenian polis.
Consideration of the role played by generals in the deliberative and final stages of military expeditions and of the relationship between strategoi and their subordinates, colleagues, and the Athenian demos itself suggests that Athens' generals did not exercise significant authority over their city's military operations. Rather, the demos controlled its generals both by means of its direct involvement in decision-making related to campaigns and by establishing in Athens a climate of fear which was very often sufficient to dissuade generals from acting in opposition to the Athenians' will.
This volume is important reading for anyone who is interested in ancient military history or the question of sovereignty in Athens.
Consideration of the role played by generals in the deliberative and final stages of military expeditions and of the relationship between strategoi and their subordinates, colleagues, and the Athenian demos itself suggests that Athens' generals did not exercise significant authority over their city's military operations. Rather, the demos controlled its generals both by means of its direct involvement in decision-making related to campaigns and by establishing in Athens a climate of fear which was very often sufficient to dissuade generals from acting in opposition to the Athenians' will.
This volume is important reading for anyone who is interested in ancient military history or the question of sovereignty in Athens.
More details
Series
182
Language
English
Other
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-10900-1 (9789004109001)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Debra Hamel, a graduate of Yale University (Ph.D., 1996), lives in North Haven, Connecticut.