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• catalog abstract "For decades an enigmatic three-mile-long wall in the countryside outside ancient Athens has perplexed archaeologists and historians. When was this structure, known as the Dema wall, built, and what role did it play in Greek military history? In a tour de force of archaeological and historical argument, Mark H. Munn establishes the place of the Dema wall in the defense of Athens and offers a completely new perspective on the Boiotian War (378-375 B.C.), in which the Athenians and their Theban allies defended themselves against an overwhelming Spartan army. Building on the archaeological evidence for Athenian preparedness, Munn demonstrates that Athens played a decisive role from the beginning of the Theban uprising against Sparta, an uprising that set in motion events eventually leading to the downfall of the Spartan empire. Though Theban and Athenian plans were almost thwarted by the Spartans, the Athenians secured their ascendancy through a boldly innovative defense strategy, the heart of which was the Dema wall. For those who have seen it, the Dema wall demands an explanation. A monumental work, the barrier wall closed a key pass into the plain of Athens against an invader from the west. Since no ancient reference to it survives, scholars have contested the date and purpose of the wall's construction, placing it anywhere between the Geometric Age and Hellenistic eras, as part of the general defense perimeter around Athens. By 1979 the growth of modern Athens threatened to destroy the wall; quarries and a city dump surrounded it. This endangerment prompted the Greek Archaeological Service to invite Munn to direct the excavation of a watchtower above the wall. Skillfully combining evidence from his archaeological fieldwork with historical arguments, Munn demonstrates that the Dema wall was erected as a military obstacle to Spartan invasion on the specific occasion of the Boiotian War, and that its presence affected not only the strategy of the Spartan generals, but, ultimately, the outcome of the war. In The Defense of Attica, the Boiotian War becomes, for the first time, the focus of a modern work. Munn treats the reader to a lively and absorbing narrative account of this episode. His vivid descriptions and effective use of extracts from literary sources bring opposing generals, military tactics and battle scenes to life.".
• catalog contributor b4064634.
• catalog coverage "Attikē (Greece) Antiquities.".
• catalog coverage "Dema Wall (Greece)".
• catalog coverage "Greece History Boeotian War, 378 B.C.-375 B.C.".
• catalog coverage "Greece History Boeotian War, 378-375 B.C.".
• catalog created "1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
• catalog description "By 1979 the growth of modern Athens threatened to destroy the wall; quarries and a city dump surrounded it. This endangerment prompted the Greek Archaeological Service to invite Munn to direct the excavation of a watchtower above the wall. Skillfully combining evidence from his archaeological fieldwork with historical arguments, Munn demonstrates that the Dema wall was erected as a military obstacle to Spartan invasion on the specific occasion of the Boiotian War, and that its presence affected not only the strategy of the Spartan generals, but, ultimately, the outcome of the war. In The Defense of Attica, the Boiotian War becomes, for the first time, the focus of a modern work. Munn treats the reader to a lively and absorbing narrative account of this episode. His vivid descriptions and effective use of extracts from literary sources bring opposing generals, military tactics and battle scenes to life.".
• catalog description "For decades an enigmatic three-mile-long wall in the countryside outside ancient Athens has perplexed archaeologists and historians. When was this structure, known as the Dema wall, built, and what role did it play in Greek military history? In a tour de force of archaeological and historical argument, Mark H. Munn establishes the place of the Dema wall in the defense of Athens and offers a completely new perspective on the Boiotian War (378-375 B.C.), in which the Athenians and their Theban allies defended themselves against an overwhelming Spartan army. Building on the archaeological evidence for Athenian preparedness, Munn demonstrates that Athens played a decisive role from the beginning of the Theban uprising against Sparta, an uprising that set in motion events eventually leading to the downfall of the Spartan empire.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and indexes.".
• catalog description "Though Theban and Athenian plans were almost thwarted by the Spartans, the Athenians secured their ascendancy through a boldly innovative defense strategy, the heart of which was the Dema wall. For those who have seen it, the Dema wall demands an explanation. A monumental work, the barrier wall closed a key pass into the plain of Athens against an invader from the west. Since no ancient reference to it survives, scholars have contested the date and purpose of the wall's construction, placing it anywhere between the Geometric Age and Hellenistic eras, as part of the general defense perimeter around Athens.".
• catalog description "pt. 1. Introduction. 1. The study of Attic fortifications -- pt. 2. The Dema Wall. 2. The Dema wall, form and function. 3. The Dema tower. 4. The date of the Dema wall -- pt. 3. The Boiotian War. 5. The defense of Attica, 378-375 B.C. -- pt. 4. Postscript. 6. The defense of Attica in the fourth century -- Appendix I: The Dema wall saltcellar -- Appendix II: Fighting in the Aigaleos-Parnes gap in 1826-27 -- Appendix III: Chabrias and his mercenaries, 379/8 -- Appendix IV: Xenophon and Diodoros on the surrender of the Kadmeia -- Appendix V: Isokrates 14, Plataikos, and rhetorical distortion -- Appendix VI: Spartan, Theban, and Athenian forces in 378 -- Appendix VII: The treaty of 375 -- bilateral or multilateral?".
• catalog extent "xx, 259 p., [26] p. of plates :".
• catalog identifier "0520076850 (alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Berekeley : University of California Press,".
• catalog spatial "Attikē (Greece) Antiquities.".
• catalog spatial "Dema Wall (Greece)".
• catalog spatial "Greece History Boeotian War, 378 B.C.-375 B.C.".
• catalog spatial "Greece History Boeotian War, 378-375 B.C.".
• catalog subject "938/.506 20".
• catalog subject "DF261.A8 M86 1993".
• catalog subject "Dema Wall (Greece)".
• catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Introduction. 1. The study of Attic fortifications -- pt. 2. The Dema Wall. 2. The Dema wall, form and function. 3. The Dema tower. 4. The date of the Dema wall -- pt. 3. The Boiotian War. 5. The defense of Attica, 378-375 B.C. -- pt. 4. Postscript. 6. The defense of Attica in the fourth century -- Appendix I: The Dema wall saltcellar -- Appendix II: Fighting in the Aigaleos-Parnes gap in 1826-27 -- Appendix III: Chabrias and his mercenaries, 379/8 -- Appendix IV: Xenophon and Diodoros on the surrender of the Kadmeia -- Appendix V: Isokrates 14, Plataikos, and rhetorical distortion -- Appendix VI: Spartan, Theban, and Athenian forces in 378 -- Appendix VII: The treaty of 375 -- bilateral or multilateral?".
• catalog title "The defense of Attica : the Dema wall and the Boiotian War of 378-375 B.C. / Mark H. Munn.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".