Posted the youtube version of my interview with David Blome
Category: Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek warfare military history book – “Greek Warfare beyond the Polis” – (Cornell University Press, 2020) – David Blome interview
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David Blome became interested in Ancient Greek warfare while in the Marine Corps. He later earned his doctorate degree while also doing archaeological research in Greece. His first book is on Ancient Greek warfare and we discussed his work.
1:01 – David talks about how his interest in Ancient Greek warfare started when he was in the Marine Corps and he read the Iliad.
3:16 – David talks about the focus of the book on the classical period.
4:16 – David talks about upland Greeks versus lowland Greek.
5:58 – David talks about how he incorporated military history into Greece’s mountainous regions.
7:52 – David talks about what was usual and unusual in Greek warfare.
10:40 – David talks about military activities at night.
13:50 – David talks about the two types of heroes in Greek literature. He discusses how different groups lived their lives.
16:19 – David talks about other differences in military approaches in Greek culture.
18:04 – David talks about hierarchy in the Greek military.
19:49 – David touches on naval warfare and Homer’s catalogue of Greek ships.
22:12 – David talks about differences in weapons, armor, and food.
24:45 – David talks about the differences in crop availability in different parts of Greece and where people can maneuver in the mountains.
27:09 – David talks about the lack of fortifications during the classical period.
30:19 – David talks about how territorial lines were established in classical Greece.
32:10 – David talks about the resources and archaeological evidence he used for his research.
35:02 – David talks about the ancient historians he used.
37:11 – David talks about his own archaeological research and work in Greece.
46:13 – David talks about wanting to know more the governments of these Greek groups.
50:23 – David talks about the importance of the word “league.”
51:56 – David talks about originally being very critical of the Spartans.
58:15 – David can be found on academia.edu.
Links of interest
https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501747526/greek-warfare-beyond-the-polis/#bookTabs=1
http://independentscholar.academia.edu/DaveBlome
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Guests: David Blome
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Ancient Greek warfare military history book – “Who Really Won the Battle of Marathon?” – (Pen and Sword Books, 2020) – Constantinos Lagos interview
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Dr. Constantinos Lagos is a Greek historian who teaches at the Hellenic Air Force Academy in Greece. He’s written two books on Greece in World War II but he has also recently co-authored a book on the very famous ancient Greek battle of Marathon. The book offers a reappraisal of the location, details and political outcomes of the battle. We spoke about the book and what it took to write it.
0:57 – Constantinos talks about his early studies in ancient history.
3:03 – Constantinos talks about how he breaks down the book and it’s analysis of the battle and discusses the Persians.
6:04 – Constantinos talks about previous errors of reconstructing the battle of Marathon and why the errors were made.
10:37 – Constantinos talks about the marsh phase of the battle.
12:43 – Constantinos talks about the battle and the strengthening of democracy.
14:39 – Constantinos talks about the site where people think the battle took place.
18:38 – Constantinos talks about other differences between established thinking and new findings about the battle.
22:12 – Constantinos talks about the archaeological discoveries they applied to their analysis.
25:17 – Constantinos talks about the Greek military camp at issue in the book.
29:33 – We discuss established versus new archaeological ideas and the archaeologists who studied Marathon.
35:52 – Constantinos talks about the archaeological evidence related to the battle of Marathon.
40:47 – Constantinos addresses the question of Persian records of the battle.
41:55 – Constantinos talks about the events before the battle and the discoveries made during the research.
He also touches on the ancient terrain at the time of the battle.
47:53 – Constantinos talks about the German scholars who studied classical Greece.
51:33 – Constantinos talks about his desire for archaeologists to excavate the battle and the marsh in the area.
58:35 – Constantinos gives mroe details about the Greek camp he found and the connection he felt with ancient Greece.
1:05:53 – Constantinos talks about what the weather [would] might have been like during the battle.
1:08:54 – Constantinos remarks about how many people have written about the battle over the centuries.
1:16:36 – Constantinos can be found on the web by googling his name “Constantinos Lagos” or by checking the book out at Pen & Sword Books.
Links of interest
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Who-Really-Won-the-Battle-of-Marathon-Hardback/p/16501
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Guests: Dr. Constantinos Lagos
Host: Cris Alvarez
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