Cavalry Operations in the Ancient Greek World

List of Maps and Battle Plans ix Preface xi Abbreviations xiii Introduction 3(14) PART 1. BACKGROUND: CIRCA 2000 TO 500 B.C. 17(44) 1. The Greek Horse 19(13) 2. Horse-Drawn Chariots in the Near East and Greece during the Late Bronze Age: Circa 1550 to 1200 B.C. 32(12) 3. Riding in the Near East and Greece: Late Bronze Age to 500 B.C. 44(17) PART 2. THE GREEK CAVALRY: 500 TO 360 B.C. 61(80) 4. The Persian Wars: 500 to 479 B.C. 63(18) 5. From City-State to Empire: 479 to 432 B.C. 81(9) 6. The Peloponnesian War: 431 to 404 B.C. 90(20) 7. The March of the Ten Thousand: 404 to 399 B.C. 110(6) 8. The Corinthian War: 395 to 386 B.C. 116(8) 9. Interlude-Spartan Decline: 386 to 371 B.C. 124(5) 10. Theban Ascendancy: 371 to 362 B.C. 129(12) PART 3. THE AGE OF PHILIP AND ALEXANDER: 359 TO 323 B.C. 141(56) 11. Timoleon and Philip: 359 to 336 B.C. 143(16) 12. Alexander: 336 to 323 B.C. 159(38) PART 4. THE AFTERMATH: 323 TO 150 B.C. 197(80) 13. The Successors from the Death of Alexander to the Battle of Ipsus: 323 to 301 B.C. 199(31) 14. The Hellenistic Period: 300 to 150 B.C. 230(33) 15. Hannibal: 218 to 202 B.C. 263(14) Conclusion 277(36) List of Battles Discussed in the Text 313(2) Note to the Maps and Battle Plans 315(8) Glossary 323(4) Bibliography 327(14) Index 341