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The ''Strategikon'' or ''Strategicon'' ((ギリシア語:Στρατηγικόν)) is a manual of war traditionally regarded as written in the late 6th century and usually attributed to Byzantine Emperor Maurice; it is moreover a practical manual, "a rather modest elementary handbook", in the words of its introduction, "for those devoting themselves to generalship". The ''Strategikon'' may have been written in an effort to codify the military reforms brought about by the soldier-emperor Maurice. There is debate in academic circles as to the true author of the ''Strategikon''. Maurice may have only commissioned it; perhaps his brother Peter, or another general of his court, was the true author. The dating is also debated. If written in the 6th century, the ''Strategikon'' may have been produced to codify the experience of the Balkan and Persian campaigns, or those campaigns may have been carried out in compliance with the manual; however, starting in the late 19th century, some historians have argued for a later date in the eighth or ninth century, on philological or technological grounds.〔Lynn White, Jr., ''Medieval Technology and Social Change'', Oxford University Press, 1964, pp. 20-21, gives the argument for a later date on technological grounds; his notes on p. 144 list some of the works arguing for a later date on philological grounds.〕 In any case it is considered one of the most important military texts of the medieval years, along with the 10th century military treatises attributed to the Byzantine emperors Leo VI (''Tactica'') and Nicephorus Phocas (''De velitatione'' and ''Praecepta Militaria''); Leo's ''Tactica'' in particular drew heavily from the ''Strategikon''. The text consists of 12 chapters, or "books", on various aspects of the tactics employed by the Byzantine army of the 6th and 7th century A.D. It is primarily focused on cavalry tactics and formations, yet it also elaborates on matters of infantry, sieges, baggage trains, drilling and marching. Books VII and VIII contain practical advice to the General in the form of instructions and maxims. The eleventh book has ethnographic interest, with its portrayal of various Byzantine enemies (Franks, Lombards, Avars, Turks, and Slavs). The ''Strategikon'' also belongs to Byzantine legal literature, since it contains a list of military infractions and their suitable penalties. ==Contents== * Book I – Introduction * Book II – The Cavalry Battle Formation * Book III – Formations of the Cavalry ''Tagma'' * Book IV – Ambushes * Book V – On Baggage Trains * Book VI – Various Tactics and Drills * Book VII – Strategy. The Points Which the General Must Consider * Book VIII – (Instructions and Maxims ) * Book IX – Surprise Attacks * Book X – () * Book XI – Characteristics and Tactics of Various Peoples * Book XII – (Formations, Infantry, Camps and Hunting ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Strategikon of Maurice」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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