Brill's companion to Aineias Tacticus / edited by Maria Pretzler, Nick Barley.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Brill.
• Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.
• Pretzler, Maria, editor.
• Barley, Nick, Ph.D., editor.

Series:

• Brill's companions in classical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Aeneas, Tacticus, active 4th century B.C. Peri tou pōs chrē poliorkoumenous antechein--History and criticism.
• Military art and science--History--To 500.
• Military art and science.
• History.
• Siege warfare--Early works to 1800.
• Engines of war--Early works to 1800.
• Peri tou pōs chrē poliorkoumenous antechein (Aeneas, Tacticus).
• Engines of war.
• Siege warfare.

Genre:

• Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 402 pages).

Place of Publication:

• Brill.
• Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

System Details:

text file

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.

Contents:

• 1 Introduction / Maria Pretzler Pretzler, Maria, Nick Barley Barley, Nick 1
• 2 'The Other Aineias' / David Whitehead Whitehead, David 14
• 3 Aineias the Author: Who, Where and When? / Robin Lane Fox Fox, Robin Lane 33
• 4 Aineias Tacticus in His Intellectual Context / D. Graham J. Shipley Shipley, D. Graham J. 49
• 5 Aineias and History: The Purpose and Context of Historical Narrative in the Poliorketika / Maria Pretzler Pretzler, Maria 68
• 6 Creating Koine: Aineias Tacticus in the History of the Greek Language / José Vela Tejada Tejada, José Vela 96
• 7 Writing and Other Forms of Communication in Aineias' Poliorketika / Peter Liddel Liddel, Peter 123
• 8 The Polis Falling Apart: Aineias Tacticus and Stasis / Maria Pretzler Pretzler, Maria 146
• 9 Greek Poleis and Warfare in the Fourth Century B C: Aineias' Poliorketika / Marco Bettalli Bettalli, Marco 166
• 10 Light Infantry and Leadership in Aineias / Nick Barley Barley, Nick 182
• 11 Mercenaries in Aineias Tacticus / James Roy Roy, James 206
• 12 Raiders from the Sea: The Maritime Context of the Poliorketika / Philip de Souza Souza, Philip de 214
• 13 Notes from Home: A Perspective on Fourth- Century Defence from Arkadian Stymphalos / Ben Gourley Gourley, Ben 229
• 14 Technology in Aineias Tacticus: Simple and Complex / Tracey E. Rihll Rihll, Tracey E. 265
• 15 The Reception of Aineias' Poliorketika in Byzantine Military Literature / Philip Rance Rance, Philip 290.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 08, 2017).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Brill's companion to Aineias Tacticus.

ISBN:

• 9789004352858
• 9004352856

OCLC:

1000150788

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.

Online:

The Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund Home Page