Abstract
Alexander dem Großen vergleichbar, fiihrten die hellenistischen Herrscher zahlreiche Kriege. Entsprechend aufwendig statteten sie ihre Flotten und Heere aus. Die Heere wurden nicht nur immer großer, sondern die anhaltende Konkurrenz beforderte zudem die militartechnische Innovation: Man entwickelte neue Waffengattungen, und es kann immer mehr Technik zum Einsatz. Auch diese hochgerilsteten Innperien sollten aber letztlich ihren Meister finden.
Following the example of Alexander the Great, the Hellenistic rulers fought many wars by land and sea on a grand scale. Not only was the size of armies constantly increasing, due to the ongoing competition there was a process of permanent innovation on the technical level of warfare. New troop branches were created as well as new machines and weapons developed. Yet, at the end, these highly upgraded royal armies found their master in the Legions of the rising Roman empire.
Following the example of Alexander the Great, the Hellenistic rulers fought many wars by land and sea on a grand scale. Not only was the size of armies constantly increasing, due to the ongoing competition there was a process of permanent innovation on the technical level of warfare. New troop branches were created as well as new machines and weapons developed. Yet, at the end, these highly upgraded royal armies found their master in the Legions of the rising Roman empire.
| Translated title of the contribution | Strategies of Warfare: A Triumph of New Technologies? |
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| Original language | German |
| Title of host publication | Hellenismus: Eine Welt im Umbruch |
| Editors | DAMALS - Das Magazin für Geschichte |
| Place of Publication | Darmstadt, Germany |
| Publisher | Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft |
| Pages | 53-66 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783534237609, 9783806227192, 3806227195, 3534237609 |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Sept 2012 |
Publication series
| Name | DAMALS - das Magazin für Geschichte und Kultu |
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