Aelianus Tacticus

Aelianus Tacticus (Greek Αἰλιανὸς ὁ Τακτικὀς, * 1st century, † 2nd century ) was an ancient Greek military writer.

Aelianus wrote under the emperor Trajan ( 98-117 ) in Rome the work The tactics of the Greeks. Today, the plant is obtained only in a later, annotated from the tactics of Asklepiodotos output. In contrast, published under the name of Arrian business tactics reflects the text of the Aelianus in a purer form.

Since the Middle Ages Aelianus was confused with Claudius Aelianus, a sophist of the late 2nd century AD The identity was disproved in the 19th century on linguistic grounds.

Tradition

• Τακτικά ( Tactica, also: De instruendis aciebus; Tactical rules ) Comparison of the Hellenic and the Roman tactics.

There are two reviews and an Arabic translation that. On a text from the 9th/10th Century is based. German translation: Jacob of Wallenhausen Frankfurt 1617 with pictures and H. Baumgartner, Mannheim 1779, Neudr 1786.