Brill's Companion to Aineias Tacticus

By Maria Pretzler

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004223517
• ISBN13: 9789004223516
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"