The Art of War in Byzantium / Georgios Theotokis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Theotokis, Georgios, author.

Series:

Past imperfect (ARC Humanities Press)

Past Imperfect Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--Byzantine Empire.

Military art and science.

Byzantine Empire--History, Military--1081-1453.

Byzantine Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leeds, England : Arc Humanities Press, [2024]

Biography/History:

Theotokis Georgios: Dr. Georgios Theotokis (Ibn Haldun University) specializes in the military history of the eastern Mediterranean in late antiquity and the Middle Ages. He has published many articles and monographs on the history of conflict and warfare in Europe and the Mediterranean in the medieval and early modern periods.

Summary:

Byzantium survived for eight centuries, yet the dominions and power of the beleaguered Byzantine empire fluctuated dramatically during that time. This book provides a detailed analysis of the military organization of this thousand-year empire, its strategies and battle tactics, diplomacy and geo-politics, military equipment and siege warfare, coupled with an explanation of military theory and its application on the battlefield. Georgios Theotokis draws on the latest in academic debate and examines afresh the varied aspects of warfare in the eastern Mediterranean."In a concise volume, and with supreme clarity, Georgios Theotokis has brought together a large and complex body of material and made it accessible to a modern, English language audience." Matthew Bennett, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction

Chapter 1. Military Manuals

Authorship, Aim, and Audience

A Survey

Chapter 2. “Grand Strategy”

The Variable Meanings of the Terms Strategy, Tactics, and Stratagems

Factors that Shaped Byzantine Strategic Thinking

A Byzantine “Grand Strategy”?

Chapter 3. Military Organization and Battle Tactics

A Combined Arms Battle: Strasbourg (357)

Cavalry Battles: Dara (530) and Solachon (586)

Romans Facing Cavalry and Infantry Armies: Taginae (552), Casilinum (554), and Dorystolon (971)

Feigned Retreat: Arkadiopolis (970) and Manzikert (1071)

Fighting on the March: Myriokephalo (1176)

Chapter 4. Military Equipment

Imperial Legislation on the Use of Weapons

Hand-to-Hand Weapons

Distance Weapons

Defensive Equipment

Further Reading

For Chapter 1: Military Manuals

For Chapter 2: “Grand” Strategy

For Chapter 3: Military Organization and Battle Tactics

For Chapter 4: Arms and Armour Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9781802702798

1802702792

9781802702781

1802702784

OCLC:

1465256926