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Shaun Tougher, Professor in Ancient History, Cardiff University. Richard Evans, Visiting Researcher in the Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies, University of South Africa.
"This stimulating and innovative collection of essays takes a traditional subject in ancient military history and reinvigorates it by shifting discussion away from a focus on 'great commanders' to analysis of ancient ideals and principles of military leadership, while also contextualising this discussion within a broader chronological and geographical framework.--Doug Lee, Emeritus Professor of Ancient History, University of Nottingham [Generalship in Ancient Greece, Rome and Byzantium] makes an important contribution towards rewriting the history of the development of archaic warfare: an exploration of the literary construct of the glorious defeat at Thermopylae, which turned a terrible defeat into an act of heroism; an examination of the absence of distinction between military and diplomatic skills among the early Seleucid court elite; and a fascinating exploration of how Middle Republican generals acquired the skills and knowledge to conduct their campaigns, despite their limited terms of office.--Kostas Vlassopoulos, University of Crete ""Greece & Rome"""
