Women in War

Elizabeth D. Carney

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Chapter 20 Women in War

In: Brill's Companion to the Campaigns of Philip II and Alexander the Great

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Pages:: 529–550

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004715066_022

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Though only one or two women are at all likely to have gone into combat during the reigns of Philip and Alexander, their wars had impact upon hundreds of thousands of women. Many women were killed, raped, taken as captives, often sold as slaves. Macedonian women, from members of the royal family down to those of modest means, had to cope with the short and (especially in the reign of Alexander) long term absences of their male kin. Other women accompanied the armies, sometimes for long periods. Captives could become wives, whatever their social rank. Like the men, women had to accommodate themselves to the new circumstances and new cultures. Looking at the role of women in these campaigns is a way to broaden our understanding of the wars of Philip and Alexander, to understand these events in a way more like the way we understand modern wars.

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Brill's Companion to the Campaigns of Philip II and Alexander the Great

Series: Brill's Companions to Classical Studies, Volume: 10 and Brill's Companions to Classical Studies: Warfare in the Ancient Mediterranean World, Volume: 10

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004715066

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 13 Dec 2024

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Part 1 The Combat and Campaigns of Philip and Alexander

Part 2 The Combatants

Part 3 Organization and Structure

Part 4 Maintenance

Part 5 The Psychology of War

Part 6 Nature of Command

Part 7 The Human Cost of War

Part 8 In Closing

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