Polyaenus

For other uses, see Polyaenus (disambiguation).
Polyaenus, Stratagems in War, 1821

Polyaenus or Polyenus (/ˌpɒliˈiːnəs/ POL-ee-EE-nəs; see ae (æ) vs. e; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Πoλύαινoς, translit. Polyainos, "much-praised") was a 2nd-century Roman Macedonian author and rhetorician,[1] known best for his Stratagems in War (‹See Tfd›Greek: Στρατηγήματα, translit. Strategemata), which has been preserved. He was born in Bithynia, Asia Minor. The Suda[2] calls him a rhetorician, and Polyaenus himself writes that he was accustomed to plead causes before the Roman emperor.[3] Polyaenus dedicated Stratagems in War to the two emperors Marcus Aurelius (r. 161–180) and Lucius Verus (r. 161–169), while they were engaged in the Roman–Parthian War of 161–166, about 163, at which time he was too old to accompany them in their campaigns.[4]

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