Fighting for the king and the gods : a survey of warfare in the ancient Near East
| 1. Verfasser: |
Trimm, Charlie, 1977-
, [VerfasserIn]
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|---|---|
| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Atlanta :
SBL Press,
2017.
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| Umfang/Format: |
748 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Resources for biblical study
number 88 |
| Schlagworte: | |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Old and new military history
- Historicity
- Structure of the book
- Cultural and geographical groupings
- Casus Belli
- Defense
- Protection against chaos
- Acquisition
- Avoiding war
- Preparation for war
- Communication with enemy
- Intelligence
- Mustering troops
- March to war
- The king's role before battle
- Preparing defenses
- Battles
- Open field
- Communication in battle
- Chariots
- Horses (and other animals)
- Sieges
- Naval combat
- Single combat
- Deception in warfare
- Kings and princes in battle
- Results of battles
- Flight
- Plundering and prisoners
- Humiliation of enemies
- Urbicide
- Extermination of enemies
- Political and religious results of conquest
- Other responses to victory
- Responses to defeat
- Conflicted memories
- Officers and soldiers
- Command structure
- Size of armies
- Military scribes
- Training and life at home
- Life on campaign
- Problematic soldiers
- Weapons and armor
- Hand-to-hand weapons
- Distance weapons
- Defensive equipment
- Divine warriors
- Divine combat
- Calls for divine help
- Messages from the divine warriors
- Divine abandonment
- Divine weapons and incorporation into the myths
- Presence in battle.
