Information gathering in classical Greece / Frank Santi Russell.
1999
UB251.G8 R87 1999 (Mapit)
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Title
Information gathering in classical Greece / Frank Santi Russell.
Author
Russell, Frank Santi, 1965-
ISBN
0472110640 (cl. ; alk. paper)
9780472110643 (cl. ; alk. paper)
9780472110643 (cl. ; alk. paper)
Imprint
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1999.
Language
English
Description
viii, 267 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number
UB251.G8 R87 1999
Dewey Decimal Classification
327.1238
Summary
"Cloak-and-dagger work was as much a part of the ancient world as the modern. While gadgets may change, the principles do not: espionage in antiquity was just as dangerous, its stakes just as high. Without Sinon, a double agent for the Greeks, Troy would never have fallen. Frank Russell studies spies in the ancient Greek world and presents fascinating information on the nature of the Great Game, its players, its pawns, and their methods."--Jacket.
"Information Gathering in Classical Greece opens with chapters on tactical, strategic, and covert agents. Methods of communication are explored, from fire-signals to dead-letter drops. Frank Russell categorizes and defines the collectors and sources of information according to their era, methods, and spheres of operation, and he also provides evidence from ancient authors on interrogation and the handling and weighing of information. Counterintelligence is also explored, together with disinformation through "leaks" and agents. The author concludes this fascinating study with observations on the role that intelligence-gathering has in the kind of democratic society for which Greece has always been famous"--Publisher description.
"Information Gathering in Classical Greece opens with chapters on tactical, strategic, and covert agents. Methods of communication are explored, from fire-signals to dead-letter drops. Frank Russell categorizes and defines the collectors and sources of information according to their era, methods, and spheres of operation, and he also provides evidence from ancient authors on interrogation and the handling and weighing of information. Counterintelligence is also explored, together with disinformation through "leaks" and agents. The author concludes this fascinating study with observations on the role that intelligence-gathering has in the kind of democratic society for which Greece has always been famous"--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-257) and index.
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Table of Contents
Ch. 1. Beyond the Hill: Tactical Assets
Ch. 2. Beyond the Border: Strategic Assets
Ch. 3. Beyond the Pale: Spies (Kataskopoi, Otakoustai)
Ch. 4. Conveying the Message
Ch. 5. Counterintelligence
App. A. Objects of Verbs of Learning
App. B. Types of Kataskopoi.
Ch. 2. Beyond the Border: Strategic Assets
Ch. 3. Beyond the Pale: Spies (Kataskopoi, Otakoustai)
Ch. 4. Conveying the Message
Ch. 5. Counterintelligence
App. A. Objects of Verbs of Learning
App. B. Types of Kataskopoi.