Demetrius “the Besieger” and Hellenistic Warfare
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23403264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Martin (0000-0002-3074-9608, College of the Holy Cross, corresponding author), Thomas R Martin (0000-0002-1528-999X, College of the Holy Cross) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Pages | 671-687 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Oxford handbook of warfare in the classical world (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195304657.013.0035 |
| OpenAlex | W2625838899 |
| ISBN | 9780195304657 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
This chapter describes the ideas of Demetrius Poliorcetes on Hellenistic warfare, specifically taking the conventional position that Hellenistic warfare designates warfare as conducted and conceptualized in the aftermath of the lifetime of Alexander the Great. It also presents the salient events in Demetrius's riches-to-rags history as a commander, king, and god. His career contributes several examples of the momentous scale that Hellenistic battles could attain and also provides evidence for the propensity for large-scale battles to occur in Hellenistic warfare. In addition, it offers notable data for changes in the possible political and religious meanings of war. It is shown that over the long term, the divinization of a living human being who promised liberation was the most enduring and most consequential result of the changes in the meanings of war in the Hellenistic period.
Ancient history · Archaeology · Hellenistic Period · Modern warfare · Political science · Politics · Salient · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Organic Chemistry Synthesis Methods
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |