The Shotgun Method: The Demography of the Classical Polis.

Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press.

One of many recent studies of the Greek polis by one of the most productive scholars on the subject, both through his individual publications and through the Copenhagen Polis Centre over which he presides. (8) الزخم العسكري

Dell, H. 1992. Philip and Macedonia’s Northern Neighbors. In M. B. Hatzopoulos and L. D. Loukopoulos (eds.),

Athens: Ekdotike Athenon SA, 90-9.

Deftly and succinctly pictures the nature of the peoples inhabiting the northern extension of the Greek sphere and their interactions with reference to their role in Macedonian history.

Ellis, J. 1976.

Macedonian Imperialism.

London: Thames and Hudson.

This treatment of the rise of Macedonian power, especially during the reign of Philip II, stresses the need for an exceptional military in order, first, to survive as an independent state and, increasingly, to control hostile neighbors. The author also reveals how the existence of such a force would determine future actions on the part of its leaders.

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