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Brill's companion to Aineias Tacticus
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Brill's companion to Aineias Tacticus / edited by Maria Pretzler, Nick Barley.
ISBN
9789004352858
9789004223516
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
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Brill's Companion to Aineias Tacticus is a collection of articles on the significance of the earliest Greek handbook on military tactics. Aineias' (Aeneas) wrote his Poliorketika in the mid-fourth century BC, offering a unique perspective on contemporary Greek city-states, warfare and intellectual trends. We offer an introduction to Aineias and his work, and then discuss the work's historical and intellectual context, his qualities as a writer, and aspects of his work as a historical source for the Greek polis of the fourth century BC. Several chapters discuss Aineias' approach to warfare, specifically light infantry, mercenaries, naval operations, fortifications and technology. Finally, we include a lengthy study of the reception of ancient military treatises, specifically Aineias' Poliorketika, in the Byzantine period.
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Brill's companions in classical studies online III.
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Print version: Brill's companion to Aineias Tacticus Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 23, 2023
Series
Brill's companions in classical studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Front Matter
Introduction / Maria Pretzler and Nick Barley
'The Other Aineias' / David Whitehead
Aineias the Author: Who, Where and When? / Robin Lane Fox
Aineias Tacticus in His Intellectual Context / D. Graham J. Shipley
Aineias and History: The Purpose and Context of Historical Narrative in the Poliorketika / Maria Pretzler
Creating Koine: Aineias Tacticus in the History of the Greek Language / José Vela Tejada
Writing and Other Forms of Communication in Aineias' Poliorketika / Peter Liddel
The Polis Falling Apart: Aineias Tacticus and Stasis / Maria Pretzler
Greek Poleis and Warfare in the Fourth Century BC: Aineias' Poliorketika / Marco Bettalli
Light Infantry and Leadership in Aineias / Nick Barley
Mercenaries in Aineias Tacticus / James Roy
Raiders from the Sea: The Maritime Context of the Poliorketika / Philip de Souza
Notes from Home: A Perspective on Fourth-century Defence from Arkadian Stymphalos / Ben Gourley
Technology in Aineias Tacticus: Simple and Complex / Tracey E. Rihll
The Reception of Aineias' Poliorketika in Byzantine Military Literature / Philip Rance
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