A game theoretic analysis of the Second Punic war

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buir.advisorGüner, Serdar
dc.contributor.authorAltınbay, Egehan Hayrettin
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T18:23:00Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T18:23:00Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionAnkara : The Department of International Relations, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2013.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2013.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references leaves 139-150.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis, through a game theoretic methodology, aims to build an accurate game theoretic model of the Second Punic War, and tries to analyze the military strategies and actions taken by the Carthaginian and Roman Republics. After observing that the modeling literature concerning the game theoretic studies of war has generally analyzed the wars beginning from the 19th century, this thesis also aims to provide a contribution to the game theoretic literature by constructing a model that displays the strategic interaction between Rome and Carthage. By starting from the question of how one could game theoretically model the Second Punic War and what argumentations would such a model would give, the work presented here compiles the available historical information regarding the military choices of the two Republics, and by using those literary findings, tries to explain the reasons behind Carthage’s offense and Rome’s defense choices. By arguing that the findings through game theoretic analysis is compatible with the historical literary evidence, iv the model also reveals novel argumentations concerning under what conditions both states would or would not prefer a particular military action.en_US
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dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAltınbay, Egehan Hayrettinen_US
dc.format.extentxii, 150 leavesen_US
dc.identifier.itemidB128274
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/15688
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectThe Second Punic Waren_US
dc.subjectGame Theoryen_US
dc.subjectCarthageen_US
dc.subjectRomeen_US
dc.subject.lccDG247 .A58 2013en_US
dc.subject.lcshPunic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.en_US
dc.subject.lcshGame theory.en_US
dc.titleA game theoretic analysis of the Second Punic waren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineInternational Relations
thesis.degree.grantorBilkent University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMA (Master of Arts)

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