CLAS 225 Ancient Warfare and Martial Arts
This course explores the practical and social aspects of warfare and martial arts in the Greco-Roman world. How did soldiers train and fight? How did generals learn and employ tactics? How did engineers build machines and fortifications? How did women and civilians suffer under (and sometimes participate in) armed struggles? These questions will be answered through ancient sources and relevant secondary literature and students will have the chance to see and handle replicas of common weapons of the time to gain a fuller sense of warfare in the ancient world.