Warfare in Late Byzantium, 1204-1453
Savvas Kyriakidis
This book examines Byzantine attitudes towards warfare at a time of crisis when the empire ceased to be a first rate power in the Mediterranean. It investigates the correspondence between official rhetoric and propaganda, on the one hand, and military realities, on the other. It explores the military ethos of the late Byzantine aristocracy and examines Byzantine perceptions of military leadership in comparison to contemporary western European military thinking. The organisation and nature of military operations and the role of the various groups of soldiers are explored to set Byzantine warfare in the wider geographical and cultural context. In addition, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the influences other medieval cultures exerted on Byzantine military thought, organisation and practice.
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Año:
2011
Editorial:
Brill Academic Pub
Idioma:
english
Páginas:
275
ISBN 10:
9004206663
ISBN 13:
9789004206663
Serie:
History of Warfare 67
Archivo:
PDF, 1.84 MB
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english, 2011