Fortress Attica

Defense of the Athenian Land Frontier, 404-322 B.C

Bibliographic Data

ID9294255
AuthorsJ Ober (corresponding author)
Year1985
Publication date1985-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueFortress Attica (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789004328198
OpenAlexW4256446290
ISBN9789004328198
LanguageEN
Citations received81

This book analyzes the defense policy of Athens in the period after the Peloponnesian War. In order to counter new offensive strategies and to protect vital local sources of revenue, the Athenians instituted a system of territorial defense, based on massive frontier fortresses and a sophisticated signal network. Individual chapters treat Athens' postwar economic situations, the development of Greek military science, the rise of a defensive mentality among the Athenian citizens, theorectical literature on defense, and Athens' military establishment. A major section is devoted to detailed descriptions of the land routes into Attica and of all ancient fortresses, towers, and military highways in the frontier zones. Concluding chapters demonstrate how the defense system worked in practic

Ancient history · Business · Economics · Economy · Fortress (chess · Frontier · Geography · Offensive · Operations research · Order (exchange · Political science · Classical Antiquity Studies · Engineering · History · Law

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