This book examines the many facets of Greek leadership during the Classical Age through the unique perspective of eight generals regarded as outstanding shapers of Greek military history. The work also draws attention to the important role that the general's personality played in his command.

• CONTENTS


• List of Maps and Illustrations


• List of Abbreviations


• Introduction: Greek Generals and Warfare in the Classical Age


• Eight Greek Generals


• Two Generals in Action


• Greek Generals: Responsibilities and Personality


• What Generals Did, Their Qualifications, and Their Offices


• Land Warfare


• The Armies of Sparta, Athens, Boeotia, Syracuse, Persia, and Carthage


• Greek Battleships and Navies


• CH. 1 Leonidas of Sparta: the Lion at the Gates


• Leonidas' Sparta and His Military Challenges


• The Threat of War Preliminaries to the battle of Thermopylae Leonidas in Thermopylae


• The Aftermath


• Conclusion


• CH. 2 Themistocles of Athens: the Clever Counselor


• Themistocles, His City and His Military Challenges


• Themistocles and the Athenian Navy


• Themistocles and the Persian War till the Battle of Artemision


• Themistocles in Artemision


• The Battle of Salamis


• Themistocles after Salamis Conclusion


• CH. 3 Pericles of Athens: the Magisterial Commander


• Pericles, Athenian Democracy and His Military Challenges


• Pericles' Generalship Prior to the War against Samos (463/2?441)


• The Samian Revolt


• Pericles' Strategy of the Peloponnesian War Pericles and the Peloponnesian War: The Limits of his Strategy


• Conclusion


• Ch. 4 Demosthenes of Athens: The Master of Surprise


• Demosthenes and His Military Challenges


• Defeat and Victories in Western Greece


• Astonishing Success in Pylos


• Sneak Attack on Megara


• Coming Out Empty-Handed in Boeotia


• Disaster in Sicily


• Conclusion


• CH. 5 Lysander of Sparta: The Lion and the Fox


• Lysander and His Military Challenges


• Lysander's First Admiralship and the Battle of Notium


• Victory at Aegospotami


• Lysander and the Spartan Empire


• The Fall of a Hero


• Conclusion


• CH. 6 Dionysius I of Syracuse: The Evolution of a General


• Dionysius' Syracuse and His Military Challenges


• Dionysius' Early Career up to the Battle of Gela (405)


• The Buildup of Syracuse's Power


• Preparations for the Second Carthaginian War (397-392)


• The Siege of Motya


• Besieged in Syracuse


• Campaigns in Southern Italy (ca. 396-383)


• The Third and Fourth Carthaginian Wars (383-367)


• Conclusion


• Ch. 7 Epaminondas and Pelopidas of Thebes


• Epaminondas and Pelopidas, Their Military Challenges and Their City


• Revolution in Thebes


• The Sacred Band and the Battle of Tegyra (375)


• The Battle of Leuctra (371)


• Theban Supremacy and the First Invasion of the Peloponnese


• The Second Invasion of the Peloponnese


• Pelopidas' Missteps in Thessaly


• The Third Invasion of the Peloponnese and the Naval Bill


• Pelopidas' Last Battle


• Epaminondas' Last Battle


• Conclusion


• Ch. 8 Conclusion


• The Art of Command: Planning, Management and Tactics


• The Art of Command: Personality


• Bibliography


• A. The Main Ancient Sources


• B. Modern Literature

Joseph Roisman is a Professor of Classics at Colby College. Among his major publications are monographs and anthologies on Alexander the Great, ancient Macedonia, the Athenian general Demosthenes, and Greek rhetoric. He has also written numerous articles on Greek history, historiography, and drama. He has been the recipient of research fellowships in the US and overseas.