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Aeneas Tacticus

400 BC - 400 BC

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Aeneas Tacticus (Ancient Greek: Αἰνείας ὁ Τακτικός, romanized: Aineías ho Taktikós; fl. 4th century BC) was one of the earliest Greek writers on the art of war and is credited as the first author to provide a complete guide to securing military communications. Polybius described his design for a hydraulic semaphore system. According to Aelianus Tacticus and Polybius, he wrote a number of treatises (Ὑπομνήματα) on the subject. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aeneas Tacticus is the 3,042nd most popular writer (down from 2,826th in 2019). (down from 2,217th in 2019)

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Among writers, Aeneas Tacticus ranks 3,042 out of 7,302. Before him are Friedrich Wolf, Buddhadasa, Silvio Pellico, Hyginus Gromaticus, Jean Richepin, and M. Karunanidhi. After him are Carl Robert Jakobson, Maria Deraismes, Karel Píč, Avetik Isahakyan, Henrietta Szold, and Antoine de Rivarol.

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Among people born in 400 BC, Aeneas Tacticus ranks 78. Before him are Cleomenes of Naucratis, Timotheus, Philitas of Cos, Nausiphanes, Agathocles, and Lanassa. After him are Quintus Hortensius, Antiphilus, Lagus, Leontion, Phila, and Orestes of Macedon. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Aeneas Tacticus ranks 30. Before him are Li Kui, Lastheneia of Mantinea, Timarete, Metrodorus of Chios, Nausiphanes, and Diphilus. After him are Cersobleptes, Lagus, Argaeus II of Macedon, Philinna, Euphranor, and Pamphilus.

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