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Research paper thumbnail of Julius Caesar: a biography. Athens 2008 (in Greek)

Research paper thumbnail of Ancient Chinese armies. Athens 2008 (in Greek)

Research paper thumbnail of The Trojan war: an archaeological, historical and military approach. Athens 2010 (in Greek)

Research paper thumbnail of The Celts. Athens 2009 (in Greek)

Research paper thumbnail of Naval warfare of the Greek revolutionary war. 1821-1829, Athens 2009 (in Greek)

Research paper thumbnail of Cleopatra the Great: a political biography. Athens 2009 (in Greek)

Research paper thumbnail of The Hellenistic world from Alexander the Great to the Roman conquest. Athens 2009 (in Greek)

Research paper thumbnail of The Spartan army, 12th c.-188 BC. Athens 2006 (in Greek)

Research paper thumbnail of The struggle between the Byzantine Empire and Islam, AD 634-1461, Athens 2009 (in Greek)

PAPERS by Periklis Deligiannis

Research paper thumbnail of CAPPADOCIANS, ARMENIANS and GREEKS IN BYZANTINE EASTERN ASIA MINOR: AN ETHNOLINGUISTIC APPROACH

In the 4th century BC, before the conquests of Alexander the Great, Asia Minor was a multiracial ... more In the 4th century BC, before the conquests of Alexander the Great, Asia Minor was a multiracial area inhabited by several peoples with different ethnolinguistic origins. The Lydians, Carians, Lycians and the natives of Pamphylia and Cilicia were of Luwian origins. The Lycaonians, the Pisidians and the Phrygians belonged to the Phrygian ethnic group. The regions of Ionia, Aeolis, Doris, Troas and the coasts of Pamphylia and Cilicia were populated by Greeks, descended from the Mycenaean and Archaic Hellenic colonization and the Hellenization of the natives. The Mysians and the Doliones were Proto-Thracian populations, while the neighboring Bithynians were a Thracian proper tribe. The Cappadocians of Cappadocia proper and the Western Pontos (see below) and the neighboring Armenians were speaking several "hybrid" Phrygian, Iranian, Luwian, Hurro-Urartian

Research paper thumbnail of Assyrian urbanization as a means of ethnic expansion: Tracing the interdependent urban and ethnic expansion of the Assyrian people from city to city (with diagramms)

Research paper thumbnail of THE BYZANTINE (EASTERN ROMAN) RHOMPHAIA

Research paper thumbnail of On the Physical Anthropology of the ancient Celtic warriors

Research paper thumbnail of An overview of the Greco-Etruscan wars with a focus on the city-state of Cumae

Research paper thumbnail of ‘KING ARTHUR’, ARTHURIAN LEGEND AND THE SARMATIANS

In 175 CE the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius settled thousands of Sarmatian cavalry mercenaries in... more In 175 CE the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius settled thousands of Sarmatian cavalry mercenaries in Britain. Two centuries later, the Western Roman Empire withdrew its troops from the island. It seems that the independent "Romano-British kingdom" preserved its unity and coherence but soon after, it was struck by the ruthless Anglo-Saxon invasion. The Sarmatians were now merged with the Celtic and Romano-Briton population, taking the lead in checking the barbarians. There is a strong possibility that this Sarmatian presence in Britain provides the historical background of the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

Research paper thumbnail of ON THE GOTHIC ETHNOGENESIS AND EARLY MIGRATIONS, AND ON THE ETHNOLOGICAL FATE OF THE GOTHIC PEOPLES AFTER THE DECLINE OF THEIR POWER

Research paper thumbnail of HELLENISTIC NAVAL DESIGN AND SHIPBUILDING “RACE”: THE ORIGINS OF THE COLOSSAL WARSHIPS OF THE HELLENISTIC AGE

Around 500 BC, the trireme being an invention of the Corinthians, became the basic warship of the... more Around 500 BC, the trireme being an invention of the Corinthians, became the basic warship of the Greek, Phoenician, Etruscan, Lykian and other Mediterranean war fleets. The trireme supported the thalassocracies of Athens, Carthage, Corinth, Syracuse, Tyre, Caisra (Caere, modern Cerveteri), Aegina and other Greek, Phoenician and Etruscan city-states. The campaign of Alexander the Great in Asia and the overthrow of the Persian empire created a new statehood for the Greek world. The new Greek/Hellenistic kingdoms or other states which were created in Asia and Egypt were overwhelmingly larger than the old city-states. The new political situation had its impact on warfare, both on land and sea. The old hoplite armies numbering a few thousands hoplites gave way to armies of tens of thousands of soldiers, based on the Macedonian-type phalanx and the heavy cavalry of mainly Macedonian Hetairoi and Thessalians. Similarly, the older fleets of the city-states which used the trireme as their basic warship, were replaced by the fleets of the colossal Hellenistic states in which the main warships were a number of ships larger or much larger than the trireme. This group of warships is collectively known in the plural as polyereis (πολυήρεις) in Greek, and later in the Roman Age as multumeremes being the Latin translation of πολυήρεις. The most typical of them were the tetreres (quadrireme in Latin), the penteres (quinquereme), the hexeres (sexereme), the hepteres (septemereme), the hocteres (octoreme) and the

Research paper thumbnail of ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF KING MEMNON’S AITHIOPES IN THE EPIC OF AITHIOPIS OF THE TROJAN EPIC CYCLE

Research paper thumbnail of Rome confronting Pyrrhus: issues of military demography

Research paper thumbnail of THE NAVY OF SPARTA AND THE PELOPONNESIAN LEAGUE

Research paper thumbnail of CAPPADOCIANS, ARMENIANS and GREEKS IN BYZANTINE EASTERN ASIA MINOR: AN ETHNOLINGUISTIC APPROACH

In the 4th century BC, before the conquests of Alexander the Great, Asia Minor was a multiracial ... more In the 4th century BC, before the conquests of Alexander the Great, Asia Minor was a multiracial area inhabited by several peoples with different ethnolinguistic origins. The Lydians, Carians, Lycians and the natives of Pamphylia and Cilicia were of Luwian origins. The Lycaonians, the Pisidians and the Phrygians belonged to the Phrygian ethnic group. The regions of Ionia, Aeolis, Doris, Troas and the coasts of Pamphylia and Cilicia were populated by Greeks, descended from the Mycenaean and Archaic Hellenic colonization and the Hellenization of the natives. The Mysians and the Doliones were Proto-Thracian populations, while the neighboring Bithynians were a Thracian proper tribe. The Cappadocians of Cappadocia proper and the Western Pontos (see below) and the neighboring Armenians were speaking several "hybrid" Phrygian, Iranian, Luwian, Hurro-Urartian

Research paper thumbnail of Assyrian urbanization as a means of ethnic expansion: Tracing the interdependent urban and ethnic expansion of the Assyrian people from city to city (with diagramms)

Research paper thumbnail of THE BYZANTINE (EASTERN ROMAN) RHOMPHAIA

Research paper thumbnail of On the Physical Anthropology of the ancient Celtic warriors

Research paper thumbnail of An overview of the Greco-Etruscan wars with a focus on the city-state of Cumae

Research paper thumbnail of ‘KING ARTHUR’, ARTHURIAN LEGEND AND THE SARMATIANS

In 175 CE the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius settled thousands of Sarmatian cavalry mercenaries in... more In 175 CE the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius settled thousands of Sarmatian cavalry mercenaries in Britain. Two centuries later, the Western Roman Empire withdrew its troops from the island. It seems that the independent "Romano-British kingdom" preserved its unity and coherence but soon after, it was struck by the ruthless Anglo-Saxon invasion. The Sarmatians were now merged with the Celtic and Romano-Briton population, taking the lead in checking the barbarians. There is a strong possibility that this Sarmatian presence in Britain provides the historical background of the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

Research paper thumbnail of ON THE GOTHIC ETHNOGENESIS AND EARLY MIGRATIONS, AND ON THE ETHNOLOGICAL FATE OF THE GOTHIC PEOPLES AFTER THE DECLINE OF THEIR POWER

Research paper thumbnail of HELLENISTIC NAVAL DESIGN AND SHIPBUILDING “RACE”: THE ORIGINS OF THE COLOSSAL WARSHIPS OF THE HELLENISTIC AGE

Around 500 BC, the trireme being an invention of the Corinthians, became the basic warship of the... more Around 500 BC, the trireme being an invention of the Corinthians, became the basic warship of the Greek, Phoenician, Etruscan, Lykian and other Mediterranean war fleets. The trireme supported the thalassocracies of Athens, Carthage, Corinth, Syracuse, Tyre, Caisra (Caere, modern Cerveteri), Aegina and other Greek, Phoenician and Etruscan city-states. The campaign of Alexander the Great in Asia and the overthrow of the Persian empire created a new statehood for the Greek world. The new Greek/Hellenistic kingdoms or other states which were created in Asia and Egypt were overwhelmingly larger than the old city-states. The new political situation had its impact on warfare, both on land and sea. The old hoplite armies numbering a few thousands hoplites gave way to armies of tens of thousands of soldiers, based on the Macedonian-type phalanx and the heavy cavalry of mainly Macedonian Hetairoi and Thessalians. Similarly, the older fleets of the city-states which used the trireme as their basic warship, were replaced by the fleets of the colossal Hellenistic states in which the main warships were a number of ships larger or much larger than the trireme. This group of warships is collectively known in the plural as polyereis (πολυήρεις) in Greek, and later in the Roman Age as multumeremes being the Latin translation of πολυήρεις. The most typical of them were the tetreres (quadrireme in Latin), the penteres (quinquereme), the hexeres (sexereme), the hepteres (septemereme), the hocteres (octoreme) and the

Research paper thumbnail of ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF KING MEMNON’S AITHIOPES IN THE EPIC OF AITHIOPIS OF THE TROJAN EPIC CYCLE

Research paper thumbnail of Rome confronting Pyrrhus: issues of military demography

Research paper thumbnail of THE NAVY OF SPARTA AND THE PELOPONNESIAN LEAGUE

Research paper thumbnail of HOPLITE PHALANX: WHERE IT WAS INVENTED?

Research paper thumbnail of ON SOME POSSIBLE SETTLEMENTS OF THE SEA PEOPLES IN PENINSULAR ITALY (Mediterranean Late Bronze Age)

Research paper thumbnail of ON SOME POSSIBLE SETTLEMENTS OF THE SEA PEOPLES IN SICILY, SARDINIA AND CORSICA (Mediterranean Late Bronze Age )

Research paper thumbnail of THESEUS

Beyond the usual archaeological and other data, in this paper I will aim to the explanation of so... more Beyond the usual archaeological and other data, in this paper I will aim to the explanation of some Greek myths on Theseus. It has been demonstrated (by M.

Research paper thumbnail of ON THE MILITARY ARCHITECTURE OF BABYLON DURING NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S REIGN (6th century BC)

Research paper thumbnail of Ad finem desolatum! Rome’s ferocious Second Celtiberian war (154-133 BC)

Research paper thumbnail of DUMNORΙΧ OF THE AEDUI AGAINST CAESAR AND ROME

Research paper thumbnail of THE TWILIGHT OF THE MACEDONIAN PHALANX: the last survivals of its use (1st century AD)

Research paper thumbnail of The Greek influence on the weaponry and armoury of the Iberians, Turdetani and other ancient peoples of the Iberian Peninsula