Tactica
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Tactica is a military treatise by the ancient historian Arrian of Nicomedia that analyzes and instructs on Roman army tactics and formations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tactica canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek work
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military treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo | systematize Roman tactical practice ⓘ |
| analyzes | Hellenistic tactical traditions ⓘ |
| author | Arrian of Nicomedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Roman military literature
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ancient military manuals ⓘ |
| comparesWith | earlier Greek military practice ⓘ |
| describes |
Roman imperial army organization
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arrangement of ranks and files ⓘ command structure in the Roman army ⓘ deployment of troops in battle ⓘ maneuvering of units during combat ⓘ use of standards and signals in the Roman army ⓘ |
| field |
military history
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military science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
battle formations
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cavalry tactics ⓘ drill and maneuvers ⓘ infantry tactics ⓘ |
| genre | military manual ⓘ |
| hasPart |
sections on battlefield signals
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sections on cavalry formations ⓘ sections on infantry formations ⓘ sections on parade and review maneuvers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | Roman imperial period ⓘ |
| influenced | Byzantine tactical literature ⓘ |
| intendedUse | instruction of military officers ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman army formations
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Roman military tactics ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Arrian's Anabasis of Alexander
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Byzantine Tactica literature ⓘ |
| settingDescribed | Roman battlefield ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical studies
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military history scholarship ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | technical prose ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | later Byzantine tacticians ⓘ |
| workOf | Arrian of Nicomedia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInContextOf | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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