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The tactics of Aelian ; or, on the military arrangements of the Greeks : a new translation of the manual that influenced warfare for fifteen centuries / revised, translated and edited by Christopher Matthew.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aelianus, Tacticus, active 2nd century, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aelianus, Tacticus, active 2nd century. Tactica.
- Aelianus.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (466 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Aelian's work on tactics is a hugely significant piece of ancient military literature, yet the last new edition in English was published in 1814. Although writing (in his native Greek) in the second century AD, Aelian drew heavily on earlier works, such as Asclepiodotus, to put together a comprehensive manual of warfare in the Hellenistic period (late 3rd to early 1st centuries BC). His Tactica thus examines all facets of warfare in the period of Alexander the Great's successors, including the arms and armor of cavalry and infantry, formations, commands and signals. Aelian also provides a disc
- Contents:
- ""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""List of Plates""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Preface""; ""The Tactics of Aelian""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary of Key Terms""; ""Bibliography""; ""Plates""
- Notes:
- The Tactics of Aelian.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-195).
- ISBN:
- 9781783378616
- 1783378611
- OCLC:
- 854975018
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