DSMB24 History of Ancient Warfare - Eastern Peoples

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Antoš (lecturer)
Mgr. Mirón Jurík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Knobloch (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Marek Todorov (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Mirón Jurík, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the history of the Near, Middle and Far East.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
A series of lectures concentrates on the development of military and conflicts since Sumer to the early Rome. Gravity of interpretation is mainly focused on specific military campaigns, battles, and a description of historical military tactics and strategy. Students should get an overview of the most important battles and military clashes of ancient Near and Far East in the reporting period of history, including the understanding of fundamental political and social contexts that directly related to the other studied wars.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to orient himself in the political and military history of the ancient Near, Middle and Far East.
Syllabus
  • 1. Egypt
  • 2. Mesopotamia I: from the Sumerians to the Kassites
  • 3. Mesopotamia II: Assyria (Middle Babylonian period, Neo-Assyrian Empire)
  • 4. Asia Minor (the Hittites, Mitanni, Urartu)
  • 5. The Aegean region (Crete, Cyclades, Sea Peoples)
  • 6. The Syro-Palestine (Phoenicia, Judaea)
  • 7. Carthage
  • 8. Persia, Media
  • 9. India
  • 10. China
  • 11. Navy and siege warfare of the ancient oriental empires
Literature
    required literature
  • New perspectives on ancient warfare. Edited by Garrett G. Fagan - Matthew Trundle. Boston: Brill, 2010, xiii, 372. ISBN 9004185984. info
    recommended literature
  • HOLMES, Richard, ed. The Oxford Companion to Military History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0198662099.
  • KEEGAN, John. A history of warfare. First published. London: Hutchinson, 1993, xvi, 432. ISBN 0091745276. info
    not specified
  • Další literatura bude vyučujícími představena během přednášek. / Students will be presented with additional bibliography during the lectures.
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion, demonstration of ancient armour and arms.
Assessment methods
A test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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