Arms and Armor of the Greeks

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A scholarly study tracing the development of Greek arms and armor from Mycenaean shaft-grave traditions through the Dark Age to the rise of the hoplite. The work examines changing weapon forms, armor technologies, and defensive equipment across major historical phases, including the great wars and the Macedonian period. Rich illustration lists and supporting references guide interpretation of material evidence, with organized chapters, sources, notes, and an index for research use.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages212

Reading Time8 h 54 min

Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction

The Mycenaeans

The Dark Age

The Age of the Hoplite

The Great Wars

Macedon

Afterword

Sources

Notes

Index

# A.M.SNODGRASSARMS&ARMOROFTHEGREEKS https://archive.org/details/armsarmorofgreek0000snod # A RMS AND ARMOROF THE GREEKS ARMS ANDARMOR OFTHE GREEKS A.M.Snodgrass Published by arrangement with Thames and Hudson,London Hardcover edition originally published in the United States by Cornell UniversityPress,I967 I967 Thames and Hudson New material ◎1999 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Johns Hopkins Paperbacks edition,I999 98765432I The Johns Hopkins University Press27I5 North Charles StreetBaltimore,Maryland 2I218-4363www.press.jhu.edu # Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Snodgrass,Anthony M. Arms and armor of the Greeks /A.M.Snodgrass. p. cm. Originally published:Arms and armour of the Greeks.Ithaca:CornellUniversity Press,I967. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN o-8018-6073-3(pbk.:alk.paper) I.Weapons,Ancient—Greece.2.Armor,Ancient—Greece. I.Snodgrass,Anthony M.Arms and armour of the Greeks.II.Title. U8os.Ss9 I999623.4′4I′0938—dc2I 98-38183 CIP A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 6 INTRODUCTION 9 I THE MYCENAEANS I4The Shaft-grave period I5The Palace period 2IThe late period 27 II THE DARK AGE 35 III THE AGE OF THE HOPLITE 48The coming of the hoplite 49The spread of hoplite armour 60Other arms 77 IV THE GREAT WARS 89 V MACEDON II4 AFTERWORD,I999 I3I SOURCES I43 NOTES I45 INDEX I59 # LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS I Shaft-grave stele,Mycenae 2 Dagger-blade,Mycenae 3,4 Mycenaean swords and spearhead,Knossos s Ivory relief of a warrior,Delos 6 Linear B chariot tablet,Knossos 7 Bronze helmet,Knossos 8 Reconstruction of boars'tusk helmet 9 Bronze panoply,Dendra Io The Warrior Vase II The Warrior Vase,side view I2 Fragment of Geometric krater I3 Spearheads from a Geometric grave,Argos I4 Bronze attachments from a shield,Kaloriziki Is Bronze figurine,Delphi I6 Bronze figurine,Karditsa I7 Late Geometric panoply,Argos I8 Hoplite shield,Olympia,back view I9 Hoplite shield from Pylos,front view 20 Corinthian helmet,Athens 2I Rear plate of corslet,Olympia 22 Shield-blazon,Olympia 23 Helmet,'Tllyrian'type,Athens 24 Helmet,Chalcidian'type 2s Pot in shape of a helmeted head,Ionian'type,Kameiros26 Projected battle-scene from an aryballos,Lechaion27 Bronze greave,Olympia 28 Alabastron and projected scene,Corinth29 Euphorbus plate 30 Detail of the Chigi Vase 3I Fragment of an Etruscan cippus32 Ornamented helmet,Axos 33 Relief pithos with Trojan horse scene,Mykonos34 Black-figure kylix,giant throwing a javelin35 Bronze arrowhead 36 Relief from the city wall,Athens 37 Black-figure amphora by Exekias,Ajax and Achilles38 Black-figure amphora,Scythian archers with hoplites39 Stele of Aristion 40 Red-figure plate,mounted archer4I Black-figure mastos,mounted warriors 42-44 Details of warriors from a red-figure volute-krater45 Red-figure kylix,arming scene 46 Red-figure amphora,Greek fighting Persian47 Corinthian helmet from the siege-mound,Paphos48 ‘Chalcidian'helmet from near Salonika49 Corinthian helmet of late type,CorinthS0-52 Sword types 53 Thracian helmet in Berlin54 Detail of the Nereid Monument,Xanthos 55 Stele of Dexileos s6 Stele of Aristonautes 57 War-elephant of Antiochus I(280-26I Bc) s8 Two views of a Boeotian helmet found in the Tigris 59 Bactrian stater,Eucratides (c.I80-ISO BC) 60 Obverse and reverse of tetradrachm of Seleucus I (306-280 Bc)

FAQs

What historical periods does the book cover when discussing Greek weapons and armor?

It spans the Mycenaeans, the Dark Age, the Age of the Hoplite, the Great Wars, and the Macedonian period, with an afterword and research apparatus.

How does the book characterize the hoplite and its equipment?

It focuses on the coming of the hoplite, the spread of hoplite armor, and compares hoplite arms with other arms used in the same era.

What kinds of evidence does the book use to explain the evolution of arms and armor?

The contents emphasize bibliographical support and a detailed list of illustrations, pointing to material artifacts such as helmets, shields, weapon types, and related archaeological depictions.

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