The strategems is a littleknown work that is filled straagems cunning tricks used by ancient generals. Index page for translation of polyaenus stratagems. This underappreciated and toooft ignored classic is a musthave for those with an interest in ancient history and military science. Polyaeni strategematon llibri octo ex recensione edvardi. 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. Paperback or softback by polyaenus, of lampsacus and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Stratagems of war by polyaenus goodreads share book. Click on the e symbols to go to an english translation of each section. Herodotus, in the eighth book of histories entitled urania, and polyaenus, in the eighth book of his work stratagems, mention him. The entirety of tirgataos story comes from one paragraph from polyaenus latin for many butts its pretty short, you can read it here. Polyaenus or polyaenus the macedonian perseus digital library. Polyaeni strategematon libri octo ex recensione eduard. Polyaenus wrote eight books with nine hundred stratagems, which start. Polyaenuss stratagems of war 1974 edition open library.
Greekroman author second century ce of a collection of stratagems. Buy polyaenuss stratagems of war 1793 by polyaenus isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Parts, however, of the sixth and seventh books are lost, so that of the 900 stratagems which polyaenus described, 833 have survived. You seem a stranger to the macedonian customs, which do not indulge the use of warm water even to a woman in childbed. In 97 he was given the highly esteemed office of manager of. Frontinus was a bigwig during the flavian dynasty and under the reigns of nerva and trajan. A translation of polyaenus stratagems, book 5, chapters 115. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Use stratagems in a sentence stratagems sentence examples. Shepherd, london, 1793, 4to into german by seybold, frankfort, 2 vols.
Sep 10, 2010 discover book depositorys huge selection of polyaenus books online. May 02, 2012 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The book has survived in a single copy made in the th century, although there exist five abridged versions, which will be discussed below. Damasithymos was an ally of xerxes i at the second persian invasion of greece. The strategemata is a collection of military stratagems from greek and roman history, written down and organized by sextus julius frontinus around the year 90. Polyaenus s stratage ms of war 1793 paperback november 21, 2009. For example, world war ii with quotes will give more precise results than world war ii without quotes. Buy polyaenus s stratage ms of war 1793 by polyaenus isbn. Elisabetta bianco, the third book of polyaenus and ephorus 6984.
Polyaenus made no effort at the end of one book to tie it to its successor. Click on the g symbols to go to the greek text of each section. Buy polyaeni strategematon llibri octo ex recensione edvardi woelfflin by polyaenus online at alibris. In the past two decades the text has become available to a wider readership through. Polyaenus strategems is divided into eight books, of which the first six. For the wasp genus, see polyaenus wasp polyaenus in greek. Wheeler, polyaenus, stratagems of war iii chicago 1994. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. See all 8 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Polyaenus or polyenus was a 2ndcentury ce macedonian author, known best for his stratagems in war, which has been preserved. The work is written in a clear and pleasing style, though. May the stratagems depictedin this book gain popularity to become part of the fund culture andinvestment culture in china, to enable tens of millinos ofinvestors to profit by it. Parts, however, of the sixth and seventh books are lost, so that of the 900 stratagems which polyaenus described, only 833 have survived. Polyaenus or polyenus was a 2ndcentury ce macedonian author, known best for his.
Polyaenus dedicated stratagems in war to the two emperors marcus aurelius and lucius verus, while they were engaged in the romanparthian war of 161166, about 163, at which time he was too old to accompany them in their campaigns. The suda calls him a rhetorician, and polyaenus himself writes that he was accustomed to plead causes before the roman emperor. Polyaenuss stratagems of war by polyaenus, 1974, ares publishers edition, in english polyaenuss stratagems of war 1974 edition open library. Liu dong, deputy editor, 21stcentury business herald. A translation of polyaenus stratagems, book 8, chapters 2671. 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.
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. Aug 28, 2019 for the work by polyaenus, see stratagems polyaenus. Phrase searching you can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order. Book 2, greek text english translation, spartans and thebans. Polyaenus s stratagems of war 1793 polyaenus, shepherd, richard on. Wheeler charts the pedigree of stratagemexempla collections. The ancient strategist, polyaenus, distills his wealth of helenic historical knowledge down to the very essences of successful strategy. When the parthian war 1625 broke out, polyaenus, too old to share in the campaign, dedicated to the emperors marcus aurelius and lucius verus a work, still extant, called strategica or strategemata, a historical collection of stratagems and maxims of strategy written in greek and strung together in the form of anecdotes. Apr 24, 2019 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Damasithymus was an ally of xerxes i at the second persian invasion of greece. Second, polyaenus stratagem collecion was, of course, tied to his bid for.
Polyaenus of lampsacus wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Polyaenus dedicated stratagems in war to the two emperors marcus aurelius r. All is clarified if we consider a neglected stratagem of polyaenus 2. Curtius rufus historiae alexandri magni books 3 and 4 amsterdam. The book has survived through a single copy of the th century, which once belonged to michel apostolios and is now in the laurentian library in florence. 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.
He fought at the naval battle of artemisium and the naval battle of salamis in. See key to translations for an explanation of the format. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2. He is best known from his eight books of strategemata on stratagems, which was presented. He fought at the naval battle of artemisium and the naval battle of. Polyaenus dedicated his stratagems in war strategemata to two. His intention was to provide the emperors with brief examples of the exploits of earlier generals, which they could imitate in their parthian war. But bk 2 would have appeared long before either bk 7 or bk 8, even if. Each of the 36 stratagems is clearly and succinctly told andexplained to allow prompt application.
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