The Neo-Assyrian Shield: Evolution, Heraldry, and Tactics (Material Culture of the Ancient Near East): Evolution, Heraldry, and Associated Tactics: 1 - Softcover

Fabrice De Backer; Evelyne Dehenin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193704002X ISBN 13: 9781937040024

Publisher: Lockwood Press, 2016

Synopsis

This handbook analyses the different types of shields used by soldiers in the Neo-Assyrian army and their opponents. Written, visual, and material sources are analysed to illustrate practical aspects of defensive weaponry in the ancient Near East in the first millennium B.C. The origins, use, evolution, and manufacture of shields are considered in presenting a typology of these objects. The first study of its kind, this work will appeal to advanced scholars, graduate students, general non-specialists, and re-enactors alike. Includes 211 b&w illustrations.

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About the Author

Fabrice De Backer received his doctorates in Ancient Near Eastern Philology and History from the Université Catholique de Louvain-La-Neuve and Sciences of Antiquity from the Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg II. He is a military history enthusiast as well as an archaeologist. He is author of The Neo-Assyrian Art of Siege Warfare (Brill, forthcoming).

Edition details

• Publisher: Lockwood Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 193704002X
• ISBN 13: 9781937040024
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 198