Joseph Roisman is Professor of Classics at Colby College. He has authored numerous publications on Ancient Greece, including The Rhetoric of Conspiracy in Ancient Athens and Alexander's Veterans and the Early Wars of the Successors.

• List of Maps and Illustrations


• List of Abbreviations


• Introduction: Greek Generals and Warfare in the Classical Age


• Chapter 1. Leonidas of Sparta: the Lion at the Gates


• Chapter 2. Themistocles of Athens: the Clever Counselor


• Chapter 3. Pericles of Athens: the Magisterial Commander


• Chapter 4. Demosthenes of Athens: The Master of Surprise


• Chapter 5. Lysander of Sparta: The Lion and the Fox


• Chapter 6. Dionysius I of Syracuse: The Evolution of a General


• Chapter 7. Epaminondas and Pelopidas of Thebes


• Chapter 8. Conclusion


• The Art of Command: Planning, Management and Tactics


• The Art of Command: Personality


• Bibliography


• A. The Main Ancient Sources


• B. Modern Literature

The Classical Art of Command gives readers a unique opportunity to examine the variegated nature of Greek generalship through the individual careers of eight prominent commanders.