UID:
almafu_9959240085302883
Format:
1 online resource (402 pages) :
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illustrations (some color), maps, photographs.
ISBN:
90-04-35285-6
Series Statement:
Brill's Companions in Classical Studies,
Content:
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.
Note:
Front Matter --
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Introduction /
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‘The Other Aineias’ /
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Aineias the Author: Who, Where and When? /
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Aineias Tacticus in His Intellectual Context /
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Aineias and History: The Purpose and Context of Historical Narrative in the Poliorketika /
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Creating Koine: Aineias Tacticus in the History of the Greek Language /
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Writing and Other Forms of Communication in Aineias’ Poliorketika /
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The Polis Falling Apart: Aineias Tacticus and Stasis /
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Greek Poleis and Warfare in the Fourth Century BC: Aineias’ Poliorketika /
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Light Infantry and Leadership in Aineias /
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Mercenaries in Aineias Tacticus /
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Raiders from the Sea: The Maritime Context of the Poliorketika /
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Notes from Home: A Perspective on Fourth-century Defence from Arkadian Stymphalos /
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Technology in Aineias Tacticus: Simple and Complex /
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The Reception of Aineias’ Poliorketika in Byzantine Military Literature /
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Indexes.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-04-22351-7
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ancient Studies
Keywords:
Aufsatzsammlung
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