Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- EARLY GREEK WARFARE: HOMER AND THE DARK AGES -- The hero and the heroic code -- Weapons and preparation for battle -- The practice of Homeric warfare -- The results of war -- The Dark Ages -- THE AGE OF HOPLITE WARFARE -- Army organization -- Light-armed troops -- Cavalry -- Provisioning and supply armies -- Military and naval pay -- Military command -- Treaties of alliance -- Hoplite battles -- Greeks and non-Greeks in battle: the Persian Wars -- The aftermath of battle -- Siege warfare -- Greeks and non-Greeks -- The spoils of war -- Truces and peace treaties -- THE FOURTH CENTURY -- Tactical developments -- The use of light-armed troops -- Mercenaries -- Siege warfare -- THE RISE OF MACEDONIA: PHILIP AND ALEXANDER -- The early Macedonian army -- Philip II and the development of the Macedonian army -- Alexander the Great -- HELLENISTIC WARFARE -- Some common causes of war -- Hellenistic armies -- The armies of the great powers -- Suggested readings -- Index of passages cited -- Index.