Greek Mercenaries: From the Late Archaic

Matthew Trundle reviews a variety of evidence, including Xenophon's detailed account of how over ten thousand Greeks tried and failed to establish the Persian prince Cyrus on his brother's Imperial throne, the fragments of a fourth century play about the first ever soldier of fortune, and inscriptions prohibiting Athenians from taking service with their neighbours. The result is a fresh look at the significance of mercenaries in ancient Greek society, economy and politics and their part in the process that shaped the great Empire of Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic world.

Matthew Trundle teaches Classics at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.

List of illustrations

vii

Timeline

ix

Maps

xiv

Preface

xvii

Acknowledgements

xix

Abbreviations

xx

Introduction

1

(9)

Images and sources

10

(30)

What motivated Greek mercenary service?

40

(40)

Paying Greek mercenaries

80

(24)

Hiring Greek mercenaries

104

(28)

Networks and relationships

132

(33)

Conclusions

165

(3)

Notes

168

(5)

Bibliography

173

(16)

Index of Greek terms

189

(3)

Index of names, places and themes

192

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Greek Mercenaries: From the Late Archaic Period to Alexander

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