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- catalog abstract ""This book examines how siege warfare was able to unleash unrestrained violence. It shows how the methods of siege warfare devalued the skills of traditional warriors, along with the shared values of honor and prowess that limited the violence of traditional field battles."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11102261.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""This book examines how siege warfare was able to unleash unrestrained violence. It shows how the methods of siege warfare devalued the skills of traditional warriors, along with the shared values of honor and prowess that limited the violence of traditional field battles."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The origins. Fortifications and siege machinery ; Treatment of captured cities -- The Middle East. Israel, Mesopotamia, and the Persians ; Treatment of captured cities -- The Greeks. Early sieges through the Peloponnesian War ; Treatment of captured cities ; Dionysius I -- The Macedonians. Philip II and Alexander the Great ; Treatment of captured cities ; Demetrius the Besieger -- The Romans. Early sieges and the Punic Wars ; The age of imperialism ; Treatment of captured cities -- Epilogue.".
- catalog extent "419 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0253335469".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press,".
- catalog subject "355.4/4/093 21".
- catalog subject "Military history, Ancient.".
- catalog subject "Siege warfare History.".
- catalog subject "U29 .K47 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "The origins. Fortifications and siege machinery ; Treatment of captured cities -- The Middle East. Israel, Mesopotamia, and the Persians ; Treatment of captured cities -- The Greeks. Early sieges through the Peloponnesian War ; Treatment of captured cities ; Dionysius I -- The Macedonians. Philip II and Alexander the Great ; Treatment of captured cities ; Demetrius the Besieger -- The Romans. Early sieges and the Punic Wars ; The age of imperialism ; Treatment of captured cities -- Epilogue.".
- catalog title "Ancient siege warfare / Paul Bentley Kern.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".