Curtius rufus historiae alexandri magni books 3 and 4 amsterdam. Note on sources the epic story of the athenian navy and. In acknowledgement of her gallantry, the king sent her a complete suit of greek armour. His intention was to provide the emperors with brief examples of the exploits of earlier generals, which they could imitate in their parthian war. Click on the g symbols to go to the greek text of each section. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Some passages in polyaenus stratagems concerning alexander. Ive expanded on her background as a steppe nomad, as its likely polyaenuss audience would have known all this about her just from saying where she was from. Particularly for early operations, theres a lack of sources, so many ancient operations, such as the homeric epic, the bible, or handbooks on strategy and stratagems, such as those of suntzu or polyaenus. Greekroman author second century ce of a collection of stratagems. He wrote 250 yrs after it happened, but theres nothing outrageous about it. Polyaenus or polyaenus the macedonian perseus digital library. Polyaenus strategems is divided into eight books, of which the first six contain an. Polyaenus or polyenus was a 2ndcentury ce macedonian author, known best for his.
On the marking of important battles in homer and the historians, see keitel n. She fought as an ally of xerxes i, king of persia against the independent greek city states during the second persian invasion of greece. This book presents a reconstruction of athenian naval history from 483 to 322 b. Herodotus, in the seventh and eighth books of his histories entitled polymnia book vii and urania book viii, and polyaenus, in the eighth book of his work stratagems, mention him. Frontinuss stratagems, written after 84 ce, gives examples of military stratagems and discipline from greek and roman history, for the instruction of roman. Polyaenus work is sprinkled with solid history and light on the references to the gods as with homer. Strategemata, or stratagems, is a work by frontinus, a collection of examples of military stratagems from greek and roman history, ostensibly for the use of. Even many far more recent intelligence activities are often long shrouded in secrecy. Stratagems book 8, 53 artemisia, in the naval battle at salamis, found that the persians were defeated, and she herself was near to falling into the hands of the greeks. Translation by andrew smith, adapted from the translation by r. Discover book depositorys huge selection of polyaenus books online.
For the wasp genus, see polyaenus wasp polyaenus in greek. The former, polyaenus is a 2nd century ad macedonian author who wrote stratagems in war, a study on the technique of war presented to lucius verus prior to his parthian war polyaenus stratagems preface 1. G borges was appointed by the great king to be governor of eion, a city situated on the river strymon. Damasithymus was an ally of xerxes i at the second persian invasion of greece. Polyaenus, stratagems, book 7 thanks for another good source. The priestess of hecate enodia or the priestess of diana trivia date.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. When the city was closely besieged by the greeks, borges bravely held out to the last extremity, and finding that he could not longer defend the city, he determined not to surrender to the enemy the place, which the king had sent him to hold. Now, it is very hard to find an english translated version of his works, but he confirms the tactic used by antigonus in on animals 16. She was not a warrior, but she provided the bioweapon similar to madcow disease that was used to kill entire legion of invaders. It presents an interesting literary puzzle when a speech or speeches are absent from a historians description of a major battle plathner n. The doctrine of ancient and medieval military manuals. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Polyaenus was a macedonian, who dedicated his collection of stratagems strategemata to the roman emperors lucius verus and marcus aurelius, when they set out on a war against the parthians, in 163 a. The entirety of tirgataos story comes from one paragraph from polyaenus latin for many butts its pretty short, you can read it here.
The text of bk 8, the final book, breaks off in midsentience. Stratagems and the use of the past in the second sophistic. Parts, however, of the sixth and seventh books are lost, so that of the 900 stratagems which polyaenus described, 833 have. He fought at the naval battle of artemisium and the naval battle of salamis in. Polyaeni strategematon libri octo ex recensione eduard. The latter, frontinus, was a roman engineer in the 1st century ad and wrote a military work named stratagems. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Example sentences from wikipedia that use the word stratagems. As the greek polyaenus reports in his war manual, similar in the setting and title to that of frontinus, the celts used unspecified poisonous weeds that produced violent laxative effects that inhibited any possibility of resistance polyaenus, stratagems, book v, 42. The 36 stratagems is a chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics and in war, as well as in civilian life, often through unorthodox means. The bronze issues of the athenian general timotheus. Mausolus then turned round and entered latmus with all his forces, and made himself master of the city. Wheeler, polyaenus, stratagems of war iii chicago 1994.
She ordered the persian colours to be taken down, and the master of the ship to bear down upon, and attack a persian vessel, that was passing by her. Pigeons have been used to great effect in military situations, with 32 birds awarded the dickin medal. This gives his descriptions of lessons learned from the trojan war a depth and character all its own. Some of the material, especially in book 8, seems to added more for entertainment than because of any. Parts, however, of the sixth and sev enth books are lost, so th at of the 90 0 st ratagems wh ich polyaenus described, 833 have survived. Yet, still, the gods are not ignored in their entirety in the extent that the ancients perceived them as actors in the great drama thus the. At the outbreak of the parthian war of 161166, polyaenus, a rhetor of macedonian descent, compiled an eight book collection of stratagems, which, presumably in the hope of preferment, he addressed to marcus aurelius and lucius verus as a guidebook in the impending conflict. Approximately 300 years ago, an unknown scholar compiled the stratagems, a strangely seductive meditation on deception. Parts, however, of the sixth and seventh books are lost, so that of the 900 stratagems which polyaenus described, only 833 have. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
This one is a bit tricky, because while it would be advantageous to have information reach allies quickly and secretly. He is best known from his eight books of strategemata on stratagems, which was. Second, polyaenus stratagem collecion was, of course, tied to his bid for. Accept therefore, illustrious chiefs, in a collection of stratagems employed by the most distinguished generals, this small aid to military science. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. So i then delved further, and consulted the works of aelian. A translation of polyaenus stratagems, book 8, chapters 125. Frontius stratagems second book, xiii, 8 fun facts. Index page for translation of polyaenus stratagems. The reason which nymphis in the fourth book concerning heraclea doth assign is to me not at all fabulous.
Polyaenus dedicated stratagems in war to the two emperors marcus aurelius r. Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the. This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Buy polyaenuss stratagems of war 1793 by polyaenus isbn. Polyaenus wrote eight books with nine hundred stratagems, which start with dionysus campaign to india and bactria.
Polyaenuss stratagems of war 1793 by polyaenus, 9781167072, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. See key to translations for an explanation of the format. These collections of stratagems were, apparently, written to. Use stratagems in a sentence stratagems definition. A translation of polyaenus stratagems, book 8, chapters 2671.