Early Iron Age Greek Warrior 1100–700 BC

Raffaele D’Amato, Andrea Salimbeti, Giuseppe Rava

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Osprey
24 August 2016

History; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Military history; Land forces & warfare

Series: Warrior

The period from 1200 BC onwards saw vast changes in every aspect of life on both the Greek mainland and islands as monarchies disappeared and were replaced by aristocratic rule and a new form of community developed: the city-state. Alongside these changes a new style of warfare developed which was to be the determining factor in land warfare in Greece until the defeat of the Greek city-state by the might of Macedonia at Chaeronea in 338 BC. This mode of warfare was based on a group of heavily armed infantrymen organized in a phalanx formation – the classic hoplite formation – and remained the system throughout the classical Greek period. This new title details this pivotal period that saw the transition from the Bronze Age warriors of Homer to the origins of the men who fought the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.

By: Raffaele D’Amato, Andrea Salimbeti
Illustrated by: Giuseppe Rava
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 184mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9781472815590
ISBN 10: 1472815599
Series: Warrior
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 24 August 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr Raffaele D'Amato is an experienced Turin-based researcher of the ancient and medieval military worlds. After achieving his first PhD in Romano-Byzantine Law, and having collaborated with the University of Athens, he gained a second doctorate in Roman military archaeology. He currently works as vice-head of the Laboratory of the Danubian Provinces at the University of Ferrara, under Professor Livio Zerbini. Andrea Salimbeti has had a life-long interest in ancient military history, in particular the Bronze Age in Greece and the Middle East. He served as a paratrooper in the Italian Army in Beirut and attended the Space Academy and flight training in USA. He now works for the space programme, and is also author of various articles on aerospace technology and flight equipment. Entirely self-taught, Giuseppe Rava has established himself as a leading military history artist, and is inspired by the works of the great military artists, such as Detaille, Meissonier and Rochling. For more on Giuseppe, please visit his website at www.g-rava.it