War and Warfare

The Culture section of this component allows you to study war and warfare in ancient Athens, ancient Sparta and ancient Rome; in each case there is a focus on the role the military played in society, and the events of especially famous campaigns and battles.

The Literature section of this component invites you to read the works of four ancient authors who describe war and warfare in the ancient world: Homer, Tyrtaeus, Horace, and Virgil.

OCR Prescribed Literary Sources

Read the Classical Civilisation Prescribed Literary Sources for this Literature and Culture component here:

War and Warfare: PDF / Word

Corrections to the print edition

• p.376 - margin box: a turma had 32 horsemen, not 16
• p.386 - para 4: page ref should be to p.ix
• p.402 - para 2: page ref should be to pp.viii-ix
• p.419 - para 3: page ref should be to p.349
• p.438 - bullet list under 'shepherd': page ref should be to p.408