Military Leaders and Sacred Space in Classical Greek Warfare: Temples, Sanctuaries and Conflict in Antiquity...

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Sonya Nevin (University of Roehampton, UK)

Military Leaders and Sacred Space in Classical Greek Warfare

Temples, Sanctuaries and Conflict in Antiquity

Sonya Nevin (University of Roehampton, UK)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
26 August 2021

Religious buildings; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Medieval history; Military history

The ancient Greeks attributed great importance to the sacred during war and campaigning, as demonstrated from their earliest texts. Among the first four lines of the Iliad, for example, is a declaration that Apollo began the feud between Achilles and Agamemnon and sent a plague upon the Greek army because its leader, Agamemnon, had mistreated Apollo's priest. In this first in-depth study of the attitude of military commanders towards holy ground, Sonya Nevin addresses the customs and conduct of these leaders in relation to sanctuaries, precincts, shrines, temples and sacral objects.

Focusing on a variety of Greek kings and captains, the author shows how military leaders were expected to react to the sacred sites of their foes. She further explores how they were likely to respond, and how their responses shaped the way such generals were viewed by their communities, by their troops, by their enemies and also by those like Herodotus, Thucydides and Xenophon who were writing their lives. This is a groundbreaking study of the significance of the sacred in warfare and the wider culture of antiquity.

By: Sonya Nevin (University of Roehampton UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 372g
ISBN: 9781350247130
ISBN 10: 1350247138
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 26 August 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sonya Nevin is Honorary Research Fellow in Classics at the University of Roehampton. This is her first book.

Reviews for Military Leaders and Sacred Space in Classical Greek Warfare: Temples, Sanctuaries and Conflict in Antiquity

Religious practices and warlike activity are two essential facets of Greek cities … We must therefore be grateful to Sonya Nevin for having resolutely confronted these [enquiries] in this stimulating book. … This original and innovative book … enriches our understanding of the place of religion in classic historiography. * Kernos (Bloomsbury Translation) *