A companion to the Byzantine culture of war, ca. 300-1204 /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Yannis Stouraitis.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2018]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (ix, 490 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps
SERIES
Series Title
Brill's companions to the Byzantine world,
Volume Designation
volume 3
ISSN of Series
2212-7429 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction: military power in the Christian Roman Empire, ca. 300-1204 / Yannis Stouraitis -- The imperial theology of victory / Paul Stephenson -- State war ethic and popular views on warfare / Yannis Stouraitis -- Civil war in the Christian Empire / Yannis Stouraitis -- The enemies of the empire: portrayed images / Michael Grunbart -- Warfare as literary narrative / Stamatina McGrath -- Alternative means of conflict resolution / Tilemachos Lounghis -- Army structure: Roman continuity and Byzantine change / Savvas Kyriakidis -- Byzantine fronts and strategies 300-1204 / Denis Sullivan -- Naval warfare: military institutional and economic aspects / Salvatore Cosentino -- Siege warfare: the art of re-capture / Christos G. Makrypoulias -- The army in peace time: the social status and the function of soldiers / Philip Rance -- Military technology: production and use of weapons / Georgios Theotokis.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"This collection of essays on the Byzantine culture of war in the period between the 4th and the 12th centuries offers a new critical approach to the study of warfare as a fundamental aspect of East Roman society and culture in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The book's main goal is to provide a critical overview of current research as well as new insights into the role of military organization as a distinct form of social power in one of history's more long-lived empires. The various chapters consider the political, ideological, practical, institutional and organizational aspects of Byzantine warfare and place it at the centre of the study of social and cultural history"--
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Companion to the Byzantine culture of war, ca. 300-1204.
International Standard Book Number
9789004355514
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Military art and science-- Byzantine Empire.
War and civilization-- Byzantine Empire.
War and society-- Byzantine Empire.
Military art and science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.