(Ebook) Generalship in Ancient Greece, Rome and Byzantium by Shaun Tougher, Richard Evans ISBN 9781474459945, 9781474459969, 1474459943, 147445996X

(Ebook) Generalship in Ancient Greece, Rome and Byzantium by Shaun Tougher, Richard Evans ISBN 9781474459945, 9781474459969, 1474459943, 147445996X

Considers the ideals and realities of generalship across the Greek, Roman and Byzantine worldsAddresses a neglected aspect in the study of ancient warfareAnalyses views generated in different ancient cultures about the theory and practice of generalshipBrings together the latest research on generalship from a wide spectrum of academic expertsContains discussion of the theory and practice of generalship in other contemporary cultures including Persia, Arabia and ChinaThis volume is unique in addressing a key aspect of ancient warfare across a broad chronological and cultural span, focusing on generalship from Archaic Greece to the Byzantine Empire in the twelfth century AD. Across this broad span, it explores a range of ideas on how to be a successful general, showing how the art of generalship – a profession that has been occupied variously by the political elite, the mercenary soldier and the eunuch – evolved and adapted to shifting notions of how a good military leader should act.