Battlefield emotions in late antiquity : : a study of fear and motivation in Roman military treatises / / by Łukasz Różycki ; translated by Krzysztof Chorzewski.

• Superior document: History of Warfare
• VerfasserIn: Różycki, Łukasz,
• TeilnehmendeR: Chorzewski, Krzysztof,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherland ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: History of Warfare
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (341 pages)

"Battlefield Emotions in Late Antiquity is a pioneering work, the first to present a comprehensive analysis of fear and motivation on the battlefields of Late Antiquity. By examining military treatises, Łukasz Różycki identifies means of manipulating the morale of soldiers on the same and on oppossing sides, showingvarious examples of military trickery. The book analyzes non-combat properties of equipment, commanders' speeches, war cries, keeping up appearances, and other methods of affecting the human psyche. The book is written in the spirit of new military history and combines the methodology of a historian, archaeologist, and philologist, and also considers aspects of psychology, particularly related to the functioning of groups and individuals in extreme situations"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Purpose of the Work and the Current State of Research -- 2 Chronological Framework and Structure of the Work -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Issues of Methodology and Interpretation -- 5 Sources -- 5.1 Military Treatises as a Separate Category of Sources -- 5.2 De Re Militari -- 5.3 De Re Strategica -- 5.4 Strategikon -- 5.5 Supplementary Sources -- Chapter 1 The Concept of War in Roman Military Treatises -- Chapter 2 Fighting Fear -- 1 Fear as a Psychological Factor on the Battlefield -- 2 Sacramentum militare -- 3 Fear of the Dark -- 4 Esprit de corps -- 5 Fear of the Enemy -- 6 The Ethnographic Context -- 7 Fear of Combat -- 8 Fear of the Unknown -- 9 Fear of Equipment -- 10 Fear of Service in Difficult Conditions -- Chapter 3 Weaponizing Fear -- 1 Prisoners of War -- 2 Scouts -- 3 Barditus/barritus/nobiscum -- 4 Hush ... -- 5 Charge -- 6 Envoys and Spies -- 7 Deserters and Traitors -- Chapter 4 The Commander -- 1 Military Discipline -- 2 Social Control System in the Roman Army -- 3 Information -- 4 Commanders' Speeches -- Chapter 5 After the Battle -- 1 Victory -- 2 Pursuit -- 3 Envelopment -- 4 General Remarks -- 5 Spoils and the Wounded -- 6 Indecisive Battle -- 7 Defeat -- Chapter 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 1 Sources -- 2 Modern Works -- Index -- Terms in Greek.