Exploiting the abundant primary sources available, this bookexamines the diverse ways in which war shaped the Hellenisticworld.* * An overview of war and society in the Hellenistic world.* Highlights the interdependence of warfare and socialphenomena.* Covers a wide range of topics, including social conditions ascauses of war, the role of professional warriors, the discourse ofwar in Hellenistic cities, the budget of war, the collective memoryof war, and the aesthetics of war.* Draws on the abundance of primary sources available.

List of Figures xList of Maps xiList of Abbreviations xiiiTable of Important Events xviiPreface xxi1 The Ubiquitous War 11.1. The Visibility of War1.2. The Frequency of Wars1.3. Reasons to Fight2 Between Civic Duties and Oligarchic Aspirations: Devoted Citizens, Brave Generals, and Generous Benefactors 182.1. Fighting Against a Neighbor: A Privilege of the Polis2.2. Warfare as a Citizen's Duty2.3. City and Land: Structure and Hierarchy2.4. The Defense of the City as the Stage of Civic Elites2.5. Local Hero: The Statesman as a Military Leader2.6. Euergetism in War and the Ideology of Inequality2.7. From Individual Services to the Heredity of Leadership3 The Age of War: Fighting Young Men 443.1. Restless Warriors3.2. Training Fighters3.3. Rituals for Young Warriors4 The Interactive King: War and the Ideology of Hellenistic Monarchy 574.1. War and the Acceptance of Monarchical Rule4.2. The King and His Army4.3. The King and the City4.4. The Wolf as a Sheep: Royal Peace-makers4.5. War and Mortal Divinity5 War as a Profession: Officers, Trainers, Doctors, Engineers 785.1. The Professionalization of Hellenistic Warfare: Definitions and Modifications5.2. The Social Context of Mercenary Service5.3. The Conditions of Service5.4. Garrisons and Foreign Troops in Hellenistic Cities5.5. Professional Ideals: Discipline, Solidarity, Masculinity5.6. Professional Risks: Doctors and Patients5.7. War as a Science: Trainers, Tacticians, and Inventors6 The Gender of War: Masculine Warriors, Defenseless Women, and Beyond 1026.1. War and Masculinity6.2. In the Shadow of Soldiers: Women in Garrisons and Forts6.3. Spectators, Judges, and Defenders: Women's Share of War6.4. Anonymous Victims7 The Cost and Profit of War: Economic Aspects of Hellenistic Warfare 1157.1. The Budget of War: Fiscal Aspects of Hellenistic Warfare7.2. War and Agriculture7.3. The Economy of Booty7.4. Winners and Losers: The Impact of War on the Hellenistic Economy8 An Age of Miracles and Saviors: The Effects of Hellenistic Wars on Religion 1438.1. Communicating with the Gods, Boasting to Mortals8.2. War and Cult Transfer8.3. Violence against Sanctuaries and the Discourse of War8.4. War and the Supernatural8.5. Pragmatism Versus Tradition: War and the Dynamics of Rituals9 The Discourse of War 1669.1. War Reflections9.2. War Reveals the Character of Men and Groups9.3. Naming Wars9.4. Deciding and Justifying War9.5. The Right of Conquest9.6. Longing for Peace10 Aesthetics of War 18910.1. Images of Violence in Hellenistic Literature and Art10.2. Blood is Beautiful: Realism and Subtlety in the Representation of Violence10.3. The Beauty of the Unexpected: Peripeteia and the Paradoxon in Narratives of War11 The Memory of War 21411.1. The Memory of War: Individual, Collective, Cultural11.2. War in Hellenistic Historiography11.3. The Monumental Historiography of War11.4. Oral Commemoration of War11.5. Commemorative Anniversaries11.6. War Monuments11.7. Collective Identity and the Glorification of the Individual12 Breaking Boundaries: How War Shaped the Hellenistic World 245Bibliography 256Name Index 282Subject Index 293Source Index 304