Assoc Prof Iain Spence
Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, School of Humanities
Qualifications
BA(Hons)(NE), PhD(Lond), Dip.Ed (NE), GradDip Strat.Stud. (JSSC)
Contact
| Email: | ispence@une.edu.au |
| Room: | E11 G50 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2096 (or +61 2 6773 2096 overseas) |
Research interests
- Ancient Greek military and social history
- Thucydides and Xenophon
- Modern military history
- Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
Supervision Areas
BA Honours and MA/PhD supervision in the past five years include: ancient Greek and Roman military history; Roman imperialism; the Boer War; World Wars 1 and 2 (land and air campaigns and socio-military aspects); Australian defence policy post 1945; and current terrorism and security risks to Australia.
Publications
Books & Monographs
• The Cavalry of Classical Greece: A Social and Military History, Clarendon Press, Oxford 1993 (Paperback: 1995)
• An Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Warfare Scarecrow Press (2002)
Refereed Articles and Book Chapters
• ‘Athenian Cavalry Numbers in the Peloponnesian War: IG I3 375 Revisited’, Zeitschrift für Papyrus und Epigraphik, 67 (1987), 167-75
• ‘Brief notes on IG I3 365’, Zeitschrift für Papyrus und Epigraphik, 76 (1989), 139-40
• ‘Perikles and the Defence of Attika during the Peloponnesian War’, Journal of Hellenic Studies, 110 (1990), 91-109
• ‘Thucydides, Woodhead, and Kleon’, Mnemosyne, 48 (4) (1995), 412-37
• ‘The Anzac Way of War’, New Zealand Army Journal, 16 (1996), 2-17—jointly authored with C. Bridge & G. Harper
• ‘H. W. Allen’s “Xenophon’s Greek Diggers”’, Journal of the Australian War Memorial, 30 (1997) (electronic journal: prints out as 13 pp.)—jointly authored with C. Bridge
• Review article: ‘G. R. Bugh’s The Horsemen of Athens’ Gnomon, 62 (1990), 420-3
Non-refereed publications and websites
• ‘Keegan, the State, and the Western Way of War’, Quadrant, July/August (1996), 59-63—jointly authored with C. Bridge & P. Hammer
• ‘”To Shoot and Ride” Mobility and Firepower in Mounted Warfare’, Chief of Army/Australian War Memorial Military History Conference, Canberra 2000, 115-28.
Book reviews
• ‘Review of M. H. Hansen’s The Athenian Assembly’ Classicum, 33 (1989), 46-7
• ‘Review of N. K. Rutter’s Thucydides VI-VII (Companion to the Penguin Translation)’ Classicum, (1990) 31-2
• ‘Review of V. Gray’s The Character of Xenophon’s Hellenica’, Ancient History Resources for Teachers, 21 (1991), 58-61
• ‘Review of Robert Gardiner (ed), The Age of the Galley. Mediterranean Oared Vessels since pre-classical Times’, The Great Circle (1998)
• ‘Review of R. Doty (ed.) Xenophon, Oeconomicus’, Classicum (1998)
• ‘Review of L. J. Worley’s Hippeis’, Journal of Hellenic Studies, 118 (1999)