Brill’s Companion to Military Defeat in Ancient Mediterranean SocietyIn Brill'Companion to Military Defeat in Ancient Mediterranean Society, Jessica H. Clark and Brian Turner compile original case studies that examine how Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman societies addressed – or failed to address – their military defeats and casualties of war. |
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| Title | Brill’s Companion to Military Defeat in Ancient Mediterranean Society Brill's Companions to Classical Studies |
| Editors | Jessica H. Clark, Brian Turner |
| Publisher | BRILL, 2018 |
| ISBN | 9004355774, 9789004355774 |
| Length | 400 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / General History / Europe / General |
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