'The scope and depth of coverage are extraordinary. Never before has so much material on this vital topic been assembled by a single collaborative project. … this collection is a signal achievement.' Walter Scheidel, H-Net Reviews
Introduction. The nature of violence in the prehistoric and ancient worlds Linda Fibiger, Garrett G. Fagan and Mark Hudson; Part I. The Origins of Conflict and the Emergence of Warfare: Introduction; 1. Why we fight: the origins of violence Steven LeBlanc; 2. Violence in Archaic and early modern humans: Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Europe and beyond Jörg Orschiedt; 3. Settled lives, unsettled times – Neolithic violence Rick Schulting, Martin Smith and Linda Fibiger; 4. Violence during the later Stone Age of Sub-Saharan Africa Alan G. Morris; 5. Weapons, warriors, and warfare in Bronze Age Europe Barry Molloy; 6. Weapons, ritual, and warfare: violence in Iron Age Europe Peter Wells; 7. The origins of violence and warfare in the Japanese islands Mark Hudson, Rick Schulting and Linda Gilaizeau; Part II. Pre-Historic and Ancient Warfare: Introduction; 8. Hunting and warfare: ritualization of violence in Ancient Egypt John Darnell; 9. Warfare, militarism, and political dynamics in the precolumbian Maya lowlands Stanley Serafin; 10. Violence and warfare in the Ancient Near East Steven Garfinkle; 11. Violence and the Roman way of warfare Jonathan P. Roth; 12. Roman warfare in late antiquity Doug Lee; 13. Violence and warfare in early Imperial China Wicky Tse; Part III. Intimate and Collective Violence in the Pre-Historic and Ancient Worlds: Introduction; 14. Early massacres: mass violence in Neolithic Europe Christian Meyer; 15. A gendered analysis of violence from the Iron Age to the end of the Romano- British period Rebecca Redfern; 16. Violence in ancient Egyptian society Donald Redford; 17. Violence and the mutilated body in Achaemenid Iran Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones; 18. 'Knocking her teeth out with a stone': violence against women in Ancient Greece Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones; 19. Gang violence in the late Roman Republic Jeffrey Tatum; 20. Violence in early Imperial China Charles Sanft; Part IV. Religion, Ritual and Violence in the Pre-Historic and Ancient Worlds: Introduction; 21. Ritual violence and headhunting in Iron Age Europe Ian Armit; 22. Ritual killing and sacrifice in the Ancient Near East Luis Siddall; 23. Animal sacrifice in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds Fred S. Naiden; 24. Combat sports in the ancient world Michael J. Carter; 25. Religious violence in late antiquity Peter Van Nuffelen; Part V. Violence, Crime and the State in the Ancient World: Introduction; 26. Violence, law, and community in classical Athens Matthew Trundle; 27. Roman violence: state and community Garrett G. Fagan; 28. Suicide and martyrdom among Christians and Jews Candida R. Moss; Part VI. Representations and Constructions of Violence in the Ancient World: Introduction; 29. Kingship and violence in classical India, c. 500 BCE to 500 CE Upinder Singh; 30. Violence and the Bible Debra Scoggins Ballentine; 31. Representations of violence in ancient Mesopotamia and Syria Davide Nadali; 32. Representations of war and violence in Ancient Rome Susann Lusnia; 33. Military violence in vedic and epic India Jarrod Whitaker.