Aeneas Tacticus Poliorcetica
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Aeneas Tacticus

Poliorcetica

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The oldest surviving Greek military manual. Aeneas explains how to defend a city under siege — signals, passwords, morale, counter-mining, and dealing with traitors.

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  • 1
    Book 1

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • 2
    Book 2

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

    8 lines
  • Ἄλλη πολιτοφυλάκων σύνταξις

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Περὶ συσσήμων

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Περὶ πυλωρῶν

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Ἡμεροσκοπία

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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    Book 7

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • 8
    Book 8

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • 9
    Book 9

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • 10
    Book 10

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Ἐπιβουλαί

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Περὶ συμμάχων ἃ δεῖ προνοεῖν

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Ξενοτροφία

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • ̔Υπόδειξις εἰς ὁμόνοιαν

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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    Book 15

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Ἄλλη βοήθεια

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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    Book 17

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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    Book 18

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Μοχλοῦ πρίσις

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Κώλυμα τῶν περὶ μοχλοὺς καὶ βαλάνους κακουργημάτων

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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    Book 21

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Φυλακαί

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Ἐπέξοδος λαθραία ἐν νυκτί

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Συνθημάτων

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Παρασυνθήματα

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Περιοδεῖαι

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Πανείων

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Πυλωρικά

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Ὅπλων λάθρᾳ εἰσκομιδή

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Περὶ ὅπλων εἰσαγωγῆς

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Περὶ ἐπιστολῶν κρυφαίων

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Ἀντιμηχανήματα

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Ἔμπρησις

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Πυρὸς σβεστήρια πρὸς τὰ ἐμπιμπράμενα

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Πυρὸς σκευασία

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Κλιμάκων προσθέσει κωλύματα

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Ὑπορυσσόντων γνῶσις καὶ κώλυσις

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Ἐπικουρητικά

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Δολεύματα

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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  • Φυλακὴ πόλεως

    The earliest surviving Western treatise on siege warfare — Aeneas Tacticus advises city defenders on everything from counter-mining to detecting traitors within the walls.

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