Everett Wheeler

Book · January 1, 2017 The origin of the Western military tradition in Greece 750-362 BC is fraught with controversies, such as the date and nature of the phalanx, the role of agricultural destruction and the existence of rules and ritualistic practices. This volume collects pap ... Full text Cite

EPHORUS AND THE PROHIBITION OF MISSILES

Book section · January 1, 2017 The alleged treaty banning missile weapons in a war between archaic Chalcis and Eretria is one of the most frequently cited events in Greek history. The key to understanding this alleged prohibition of missiles lies with Ephorus, the panhellenist propagand ... Full text Cite

Roman fleets in the black sea: Mysteries of the classis pontica

Conference Acta Classica · December 1, 2012 The paper sketches what is known of the classis Pontica from its establishment in 64 with the annexation of Pontus until its disappearance in the 3rd century, when a Roman naval presence in the eastern Euxine vanishes. Trajan probably transferred the fleet ... Cite

The Army and the Limes in the East

Book section · November 30, 2007 Full text Cite

Battle

Book section · January 1, 2007 LAND BATTLES INTRODUCTION: DEFINING THE BATTLEFIELD OF DEBATE From a traditional perspective Greek warfare suffered two ‘revolutions’: first, in the seventh century the emergence of heavy infantry in a dense formation (phalanx) coincided with the birth of ... Full text Cite

Polyaenus

Journal article Classical Review · January 1, 2001 Full text Cite