Ὀνόσανδρος
Onosandros, Onosander, Onasandros, Onasander
Translated by David Whitehead12 Dec 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀνόσανδρος, φιλόσοφος Πλατωνικός. Τακτικά, Περὶ στρατηγημάτων, Ὑπομνήματα εἰς τὰς Πλάτωνος Πολιτείας.
Betacode
*)ono/sandros, filo/sofos *platwniko/s. *taktika/, *peri\ strathghma/twn, *(upomnh/mata ei)s ta\s *pla/twnos *politei/as.
Notes (1)
- See generally OCD4 Onasander. (Ona- seems to be the more authentic form of the name.)
- 1A military manual dedicated to Quintus Veranius, consul in 49 CE and governor of Britain in c. 58 CE. Composed between 49 and 54 CE, it advocates watchfulness and strength of character over complicated military tactics (Campbell 1987). ↩
References
Campbell, B. "Teach Yourself How to Be a General", JRS 1987: 13-29.
Charvet, P. & A. Ozanam. La Guerre: trois tacticiens grecs: Énée, Asclépiodote, Onasandre. Paris, 1994.
Le Bohec, Y. “Que voulait Onesandros?" Claude de Lyon, empereur romain: actes du colloque Paris-Nancy-Lyon, novembre 1992. Eds. Yves Burnand, Yann Le Bohec, and Jean-Pierre Martin. Paris: Pr. de l'Université de Paris-Sorbonne, 1998. 169-179.
Marek, V. & K. J. Praha. L'art militaire antique. Svoboda, 1977. 231-281.
Peters, W. Untersuchungen zu Onasander. Bonn, 1972. (Diss).
Ploeger, H. Studien zum literarischen Feldherrnporträt römischer Autoren des I. Jahrhunderts V. Chr. (Cicero, De imperio Cn. Pompei; Caesar, Bellum Gallicum; Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum; Livius, Ab urbe condita XXI-XLV; Onasander, Strategikos). Kiel, 1975.
Charvet, P. & A. Ozanam. La Guerre: trois tacticiens grecs: Énée, Asclépiodote, Onasandre. Paris, 1994.
Le Bohec, Y. “Que voulait Onesandros?" Claude de Lyon, empereur romain: actes du colloque Paris-Nancy-Lyon, novembre 1992. Eds. Yves Burnand, Yann Le Bohec, and Jean-Pierre Martin. Paris: Pr. de l'Université de Paris-Sorbonne, 1998. 169-179.
Marek, V. & K. J. Praha. L'art militaire antique. Svoboda, 1977. 231-281.
Peters, W. Untersuchungen zu Onasander. Bonn, 1972. (Diss).
Ploeger, H. Studien zum literarischen Feldherrnporträt römischer Autoren des I. Jahrhunderts V. Chr. (Cicero, De imperio Cn. Pompei; Caesar, Bellum Gallicum; Sallust, Bellum Iugurthinum; Livius, Ab urbe condita XXI-XLV; Onasander, Strategikos). Kiel, 1975.
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- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- augmented notes; bibliography; raised status — Bret Mulligan
- Translated — David Whitehead