The Tactics of Aelian

The book is a very complete edition, as it offers not only the Greek text, translation and notes, but also a glossary of key terms in Greek with an English transliteration and explanation. Last but not least, there are plates, which visualize the various formations discussed by Aelian. Christopher Matthew has succeeded in amalgamating ancient military history with a text edition and commentary in one accessible book. In doing so, he has not only made the ancient Greek text of the Tactics itself available to a larger public, but he has also published a work that cannot be neglected in any future study of ancient military history. Ancient Warfare