Apollodorus Mechanicus Siege Matters
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Apollodorus Mechanicus Siege Matters
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Author : Apollodorus (di Damasco.)
language : en
Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH
Release Date : 2010
Apollodorus Mechanicus Siege Matters written by Apollodorus (di Damasco.) and has been published by Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Architecture categories.
Apollodorus of Damascus is the best-known architekton of the early second century AD, the era of Trajan and Hadrian. In the civil domain he is credited with planning and constructing prestigious projects in Rome itself, including Trajan's Forum and Baths; in the military sphere he bridged the Danube and wrote a Siege-matters treatise for his patron-emperor. Addressed (it is argued here) to Trajan rather than Hadrian, and with a view to the campaigning conditions anticipated in Dacia, the treatise therefore proffered suggestions and designs suitable for a Roman army operating in that rugged terrain and attacking its hill-top settlements. However, as P. H. Blyth first realised, what has been transmitted under Apollodorus' name includes many later elaborations, armchair-fantasy inventions which, if ever built, could never have been effective. This, the work's first English translation and the first full commentary on it in any language, gives modern readers criteria for differentiating between these two disparate categories of material, thus allowing an assessment of each component in the terms appropriate to it.
Apollodorus Mechanicus Siege Matters Poliorketik
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Author : David Whitehead
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Apollodorus Mechanicus Siege Matters Poliorketik written by David Whitehead and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
Military Literature In The Medieval Roman World And Beyond
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2024-05-30
Military Literature In The Medieval Roman World And Beyond written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-30 with History categories.
What do the mysterious Roman author Vegetius, the Byzantine emperor Leo VI, and the Chinese general Li Jing all have in common? They are three of the dozens of authors across the medieval Mediterranean world and beyond who wrote works of military literature, sometimes called military handbooks, manuals, or treatises. This book brings together a multidisciplinary international team of scholars who present cutting edge essays on diverse aspects of medieval military literature. While some chapters offer novel approaches to familiar authors like Vegetius, some present research on under-valued topics like Byzantine military illustrations, and others provide holistic studies on subjects like early modern treatises, they all move the discussion of medieval military literature forward. Contributors are Michael B. Charles, Georgios Chatzelis, Pierre Cosme, Maxime Emion, Immacolata Eramo, Michael Fulton, David Graff, John Haldon, Catherine Hof, John Hosler, Savvas Kyriakidis, Łukasz Różycki, Katharina Schoneveld, Georgios Theotokis, Conor Whately, Michael Whitby, and Nadya Williams.
Shifting Genres In Late Antiquity
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Author : Geoffrey Greatrex
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Shifting Genres In Late Antiquity written by Geoffrey Greatrex and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with History categories.
Shifting Genres in Late Antiquity examines the transformations that took place in a wide range of genres, both literary and non-literary, in this dynamic period. The Christianisation of the Roman empire and the successor kingdoms had a profound impact on the evolution of Greek and Roman literature, and many aspects of this are discussed in this volume - the composition of church history, the collection of papal letters, heresiology, homiletics and apologetic. Contributors discuss authors such as John Chrysostom, Ambrose of Milan, Cassiodorus, Jerome, Liberatus of Carthage, Victor of Vita, and Epiphanius of Salamis as well as the Collectio Avellana. Secular literature too, however, underwent important changes, notably in Constantinople in the sixth century. Several chapters accordingly reassess the work of Procopius of Caesarea and literature of this period; attention is also given to the evolution of the chronicle genre. Technical writing, such as military manuals and legal texts, are the focus of other chapters; further genres considered include monody, epigraphy and epistolography. Changes in visual representation are also considered in chapters devoted to diptychs, monuments and coins. A common theme that emerges from the chapters is the flexibility and adaptability of genres in the period: late antique authors, whether orators or historians, were not slavish followers of their classical predecessors. They were capable of engaging with their models, adapting them to their own purposes, and producing work that deserves to be considered on its own merits. It is necessary to examine their texts and genres closely to grasp what they set out to do; on occasion, attention must also be paid to the transmission of these texts. The volume as a whole represents a significant contribution to the reassessment of late antique culture in general.
Roman Siege Warfare
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Author : Josh Levithan
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2013-12-04
Roman Siege Warfare written by Josh Levithan and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-04 with History categories.
Key reading for the discerning history buff or academic specialist
2010
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Author : Massimo Mastrogregori
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2014-12-12
2010 written by Massimo Mastrogregori and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-12 with History categories.
Every year, the Bibliography catalogues the most important new publications, historiographical monographs, and journal articles throughout the world, extending from prehistory and ancient history to the most recent contemporary historical studies. Within the systematic classification according to epoch, region, and historical discipline, works are also listed according to author’s name and characteristic keywords in their title.
Battlefield Emotions In Late Antiquity A Study Of Fear And Motivation In Roman Military Treatises
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Author : Łukasz Różycki
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-06-22
Battlefield Emotions In Late Antiquity A Study Of Fear And Motivation In Roman Military Treatises written by Łukasz Różycki and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-22 with History categories.
Battlefield Emotions in Late Antiquity is the first work to offer a comprehensive analysis of morale and fear. Różycki examines Roman military treatises to illustrate the methods of manipulating the human psyche.
Brill S Companion To Aineias Tacticus
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2017-09-25
Brill S Companion To Aineias Tacticus written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-25 with History categories.
Brill’s Companion to Aineias Tacticus combines studies of the fourth-century BC Greek military handbook. Thirteen scholars discuss Aineias’ historical and intellectual context, his literary contribution and unique insights into ancient warfare, as well as the reception of his work.
The Mechanical Tradition Of Hero Of Alexandria
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Author : Courtney Ann Roby
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-06-30
The Mechanical Tradition Of Hero Of Alexandria written by Courtney Ann Roby and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-30 with History categories.
The first book on Hero, a key figure in the history of technology in antiquity and the early modern period.
Body And Machine In Classical Antiquity
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Author : Maria Gerolemou
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-06-30
Body And Machine In Classical Antiquity written by Maria Gerolemou and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-30 with History categories.
This innovative and wide-ranging volume is the first systematic exploration of the multifaceted relationship between human bodies and machines in classical antiquity. It examines the conception of the body and bodily processes in mechanical terms in ancient medical writings, and looks into how artificial bodies and automata were equally configured in human terms; it also investigates how this knowledge applied to the treatment of the disabled and the diseased in the ancient world. The volume examines the pre-history of what develops, at a later stage, and more specifically during the early modern period, into the full science of iatromechanics in the context of which the human body was treated as a machine and medical treatments were devised accordingly. The volume facilitates future dialogue between scholars working on different areas, from classics, history and archaeology to history of science, philosophy and technology.