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Ten leading scholars of ancient warfare offer new insights on several aspects of military activity from the Later Bronze Age to the Roman Empire. They make significant contributions to understanding warfare on land and sea, to the social and economic aspects of war, and to battlefield experience. The studies illustrate the ways in which technology, innovation, cultural exchange and tactical developments transformed ancient warfare. Papers survey the armies of Assyria and Persia, the important role of navies and money in transforming Greek warfare, and how Romans learned to fight as soldiers and generals. New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare will inspire debate for years to come about the military systems of the ancient world. Contributors are Garrett Fagan, Matthew Trundle, Fernando Rey, Robin Archer, Chris Tuplin, Hans Van Wees, Louis Rawlings, Peter Krentz, Nathan Rosenstein and David Potter

Military art and science --- Military history, Ancient. --- Ancient military history --- Ancient warfare --- History

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Body and Frames of War in New Kingdom Egypt' deals with the relation between violence and the bodies of enemies and prisoners of war in New Kingdom Egypt (ca. 1550/1070 BC) through the lens of "frames of war" (J. Butler). Archaeological, textual and pictorial sources on military violence (torture, mutilation, execution) are examined with various methods. Numerous attestations of caging, branding and marking, cutting off hands, cutting off phalli, cutting off ears, eyes gouging, strangling, burning, impaling and decapitation of enemies are analysed in detail and compared with treatments of the dead in the Underworld and criminals in ancient Egypt. 0Uro? Matic for the first time comprehensively compares divine and state violence in ancient Egypt. He discusses evidence from physical-anthropology (skeletal remains) and chooses a constructivist approach to textual and pictorial representations of violence. Bodies of enemies are understood as objects and media of violence. Several theoretical models are consulted in the examination of the material. It is argued that there was a difference in violent acts committed by the king and those committed by the soldiers. The king treats the enemies in the same way as deities and demons treat the dead in the Underworld. The violence committed by soldiers, on the other hand, is mundane and has no religious background. This difference strengthened the divine nature of the king.

Military history, Ancient --- Ancient military history --- Egypt --- History --- Egypt - History - New Kingdom, ca. 1550-ca. 1070 B.C.

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Generals. --- Military art and science --- Military history, Ancient. --- Ancient military history --- Military history --- Naval history --- Armed Forces --- History. --- Officers

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Military art and science --- Art et science militaires --- History --- Congresses --- Congresses. --- Histoire --- Congrès --- Congrès --- Military history, Ancient. --- Military history --- Naval history --- Ancient military history --- History.

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Military history, Ancient --- Asylum, Right of (Ancient law) --- Ancient military history --- Law, Ancient --- Military history, Ancient. --- Asylum, Right of (Ancient law). --- Histoire ancienne --- Guerre et religions