Sylloge Tacticorum is thought to have been written in the middle of the tenth century,[1] and is a work on the making of order and organization of military forces (i.e. tactics), and ways to outwit and overcome opponents in the field of battle (i.e. through the use of stratagems).
[7] Provides additional instruction on religious rituals done prior to battle, and prayers to be recited upon victory.
[8] Intelligence assessment A Tenth-Century Byzantine Military Manual: The Sylloge Tacticorum, trans.
Georgios Chatzelis and Jonathan Harris, Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies (London and New York: Routledge, 2017).
Georgios Chatzelis, Byzantine Military Manuals as Literary Works and Practical Handbooks: The Case of the Tenth-Century Sylloge Tacticorum (London and New York: Routledge, 2019).