Warfare, state, and society in the Byzantine world, 565-1204 / John Haldon.

By:

Haldon, John F [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Warfare and historyPublisher: London : UCL Press, 1999Description: 1 online resource (x, 389 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0585452873
9780585452876
9780203500873
0203500873
0203559223
9780203559222
9781857284942
1857284941

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Warfare, state, and society in the Byzantine world, 565-1204.DDC classification:

355/.009495/0902 23

LOC classification:

U35 .H25 1999

Other classification:

K134

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Fighting for peace: attitudes to warfare in Byzantium -- 2. Warfare and the East Roman state: geography and strategy -- 3. Protect and survive: a brief history of East Roman strategic arrangements -- 4. Organizing for war; the administration of military structures -- 5. army at war: campaigns -- 6. army at war: combat -- 7. Warfare and society -- Warfare and society in Byzantium: some concluding remarks -- App. 1 Weights and loads -- App. 2 Feeding armies: grain -- App. 3 Daily rations.

Summary: "Despite the great interest in the history and culture of Byzantium generally, the history of Byzantine military organization and warfare has remained largely neglected. This book addresses this by setting the effects of warfare and military demands upon the state and society in their context and examines the experiences of ordinary peoples of the Byzantine Empire."--Jacket.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-376) and index.

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"Despite the great interest in the history and culture of Byzantium generally, the history of Byzantine military organization and warfare has remained largely neglected. This book addresses this by setting the effects of warfare and military demands upon the state and society in their context and examines the experiences of ordinary peoples of the Byzantine Empire."--Jacket.

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