CiNii Books - Brill's companion to Aineias Tacticus

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- Pretzler, Maria
- Barley, Nick

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Brill's companion to Aineias Tacticus

edited by Maria Pretzler, Nick Barley

（Brill's companions in classical studies）

Brill, c2018

: hardback

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Faculty of Letters Library, University of Tokyo西洋古典

: hardbackIII-G:Ae:Pr4819861552

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Photos 1 Introduction Maria Pretzler and Nick Barley 2 The Other Aineias David Whitehead 3 Aineias the Author-Who, Where and When? Robin Lane Fox 4 Aineias Tacticus in His Intellectual Context Graham Shipley 5 Aineias and History: The Purpose and Context of Historical Narrative in the Poliorketika Maria Pretzler 6 Creating Koine: Aineias Tacticus in the History of the Greek Language Jose Vela Tejada 7 Writing and Other Forms of Communication in Aineias' Poliorketika Peter Liddel 8 The Polis Falling Apart: Aineias Tacticus and Stasis Maria Pretzler 9 Greek Poleis and Warfare in the IVth Century BC: Aineias' Poliorketika Marco Bettalli 10 Light Infantry and Leadership in Aineias Nick Barley 11 Mercenaries in Aineias Tacticus Jim Roy 12 Raiders from the Sea: The Maritime Context of the Poliorketika Philip de Souza 13 'News from Home': Aeneas Tacticus and Fourth-century Defense in Practice at Ancient Stymphalos Ben Gourley 14 Simple and Complex Technology in Aineias: Ladders and Telegraphy Tracey Rihll 15 Aineias Tacticus in Byzantine Military Literature Philip Rance Index

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