Our ancient wars : rethinking war through the classics /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Caston, Victor, 1963-, Weineck, Silke-Maria, 1963-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
Subjects:	War (Philosophy) War and civilization. Greece > History, Military. Rome > History, Military. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Rethinking the ancient, in view of the modern
Genocide in archaic and classical Greece / Hans van Wees
Lysistrata and war's impact on the home front / Kurt A. Raaflaub
"War guilt," "national character," "inevitable forces," and the problematic historiography of "unnecessary wars" / David Potter
Socrates' military service / S. Sara Monoson
Rethinking the modern, in view of the ancient
Moral injury, damage, and repair / Nancy Sherman
War as education / Paul Woodruff
Deciding to go to war: who is responsible? / Arlene W. Saxonhouse
Combat trauma and the tragic stage: ancient culture and modern catharsis / Peter Meineck
Other moderns, other ancients
War, what is it good for in Homer's Iliad and four receptions? / Seth L. Schein
Modern Achilles: the beauty of war and the battle of the sexes / Susanne Gödde
"I am Spartacus": ancient war and slavery in the movies / Page Dubois
Epilogue: distances / Silke-Maria Weineck.