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Author Conwell, David H., author.

Title Connecting a city to the sea : the history of the Athenian long walls / by David H. Conwell
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 267 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Mnemosyne. Supplements, 0169-8958 ; volume 293
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; v. 293.
Contents List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Phase Ia; Chapter Three Phase Ib; Chapter Four Phases Ia/Ib; Chapter Five Phase Ii; Chapter Six Phase Iii; Chapter Seven Phase Iv; Chapter Eight Strategic Context of the Long Walls; Bibliography; Figures; Index
Summary Driven by the proposition that the Athenians would not have relied on the Long Walls when their navy was weak, this comprehensive history of the structures dates each construction phase, examines the wallsa (TM) purpose, and chronicles their fluctuating viability
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-227) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Long Walls (Athens, Greece)
HISTORY.
Long Walls (Athens, Greece)
Hafen
Stadtbefestigung
Befestigung.
Murar -- Grekland -- antiken.
SUBJECT 880-01 Athens (Greece) -- History, Military
880-01/(S Αθήνα (Ελλάδα) -- Ιστορία, στρατιωτική
Subject Greece -- Athens
Lange Mauern
Athen
Lange Mauern (Griechenland)
Grekland -- militärhistoria -- före 500 f Kr.
Genre/Form Military history
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789047431336
9047431332
1283060485
9781283060486
9786613060488
6613060488
Other Titles History of the Athenian long walls