Warfare in late Byzantium, 1204-1453
By: by Savvas Kyriakidis
Series: History of warfare -- v. 67; History of warfare -- v. 67.
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9789004206663
Subjects: Military History; Military art and science; Aristocracy (Political science)
Description: "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 organization 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, organization and practice"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.