| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 402 pages) |
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Brill's companions in classical studies |
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Brill's companions in classical studies.
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| Contents |
Â#x80;#x8E;Contents -- â#x80;#x8E;List of Figures and Photos -- â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 1. Introduction (Pretzler and Barley) -- â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 2. â#x80;#x98;The Other Aineiasâ#x80;#x99; (Whitehead) -- â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 3. Aineias the Author: Who, Where and When? (Lane Fox) -- â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 4. Aineias Tacticus in His Intellectual Context (Shipley) -- â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 5. Aineias and History: The Purpose and Context of Historical Narrative in the Poliorketika (Pretzler) -- â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 6. Creating Koine: Aineias Tacticus in the History of the Greek Language (Vela Tejada) |
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Â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 7. Writing and Other Forms of Communication in Aineiasâ#x80;#x99; Poliorketika (Liddel)â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 8. The Polis Falling Apart: Aineias Tacticus and Stasis (Pretzler) -- â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 9. Greek Poleis and Warfare in the Fourth Century BC: Aineiasâ#x80;#x99; Poliorketika (Bettalli) -- â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 10. Light Infantry and Leadership in Aineias (Barley) -- â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 11. Mercenaries in Aineias Tacticus (Roy) -- â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 12. Raiders from the Sea: The Maritime Context of the Poliorketika (de Souza) |
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Â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 13. Notes from Home: A Perspective on Fourth-century Defence from Arkadian Stymphalos (Gourley)â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 14. Technology in Aineias Tacticus: Simple and Complex (Rihll) -- â#x80;#x8E;Chapter 15. The Reception of Aineiasâ#x80;#x99; Poliorketika in Byzantine Military Literature (Rance) -- â#x80;#x8E;Index locorum |
| Summary |
"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. Contributors are: Nick Barley, Marco Bettalli, Ben Gourley, Robin Lane Fox, Peter Liddel, Maria Pretzler, Philip Rance, Tracey Rihll, Jim Roy, Graham Shipley, Philip de Souza, José Vela Tejada, and David Whitehead."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 08, 2017) |
| Subject |
Aeneas, Tacticus, active 4th century B.C. Peri tou pōs chrē poliorkoumenous antechein -- History and criticism
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| SUBJECT |
Peri tou pōs chrē poliorkoumenous antechein (Aeneas, Tacticus) fast |
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Military art and science -- History -- To 500.
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Siege warfare -- Early works to 1800
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Engines of war -- Early works to 1800
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Engines of war
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Military art and science
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Siege warfare
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Early works
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History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Pretzler, Maria, editor
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Barley, Nick, Ph.D., editor.
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| LC no. |
2017037587 |
| ISBN |
9789004352858 |
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9004352856 |
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