The Fortifications of Arkadian City States in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 24 August 2017
- ISBN 9780198786597
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages442 pages
- Size 253x176x29 mm
- Weight 952 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This illustrated study comprises of a comprehensive and detailed account of the historical development of Greek military architecture and defensive planning specifically in Arkadia, a region in the centre of the Peloponnese in Greece, in the Classical and Hellenistic periods.
MoreLong description:
This illustrated study comprises a comprehensive and detailed account of the historical development of Greek military architecture and defensive planning, specifically in Arkadia in the Classical and Hellenistic periods.
Employing data gathered from the published literature, and collected during the field reconnaissance of every site, the fortification circuit of each Arkadian polis is explored. In this way, the book provides an accurate chronology for the walls in question; an understanding of the relationship between the fortifications and the local topography; a detailed inventory of all the fortified poleis of Arkadia; a regional synthesis based on this inventory; and the probable historical reasons behind the patterns observed through the regional synthesis.
Maher argues that there is no evidence for fortified poleis in Arkadia during the Archaic period. However, when the poleis were eventually fortified in the Classical period, the fact that most appeared in the early fourth century BC, strategically distributed in limited geographic areas, suggests that the larger defensive concerns of the Arkadian League were a factor. Although the defensive responses to innovations in siege warfare and offensive artillery of the Arkadian fortifications follow the same general developments observable in the circuits found throughout the Greek world, there does exist a number of interesting and noteworthy, regionally specific, patterns. Such discoveries validate the methodology employed and clearly demonstrate the value of an exclusively regional focus for shedding light on a number of architectural, topographical, and historic issues.
Maher's study is still an important collection of information on Arkadian fortifications and as such forms a decent base for further research on the topic.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Arkadia, City Walls, and the Polis
Arkadian Fortification Types and Construction
Tactical Development of the Constituent Parts of City Walls
Topographical, Architectural, and Historical Analysis
The Fortifications of Arkadian City States
Catalogue of the Fortified Poleis of Arkadia
Appendix of Other Attested Fortified Arkadian Poleis
