The Tactics of Aelian

by Christopher Matthew

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848849001
• ISBN13: 9781848849006
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"