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Aineias Tacticus (mid-fourth century BC) is not only the earliest but also one of the most historically interesting of ancient military writers. Important, too, as a social commentator, he sheds valuable light on the nature of life and the psychological and strategic preoccupations of a typical Greek city-state (polis) at a time dominated by two extraordinarily atypical ones, Athens and Sparta. In Aineias' work we see what conditions were like in a polis obliged to play a minor and much more passive role in the history of its age - not laying siege like the big players but suffering it. His practical recommendations derive clearly from accumulated personal experience in the first place; but at the same time he also draws copious illustrative material from both Herodotus and Thucydides. This edition has the Greekless reader firmly in mind, providing a fresh modern translation of "How to Survive Under Siege", a comprehensive introduction to Aineias and his work, and a full historical commentary.
Product details
| Published | 25 Apr 2002 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 236 |
| ISBN | 9781853996276 |
| Imprint | Bristol Classical Press |
| Dimensions | 216 x 138 mm |
| Series | Classical Studies |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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