LEADER 01132nam 2200385 450 001 9910136963803321 005 20221018124521.0 010 $a953-51-5071-5 010 $a953-51-2444-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000752725 035 $a(NjHacI)993710000000752725 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000752725 100 $a20221018d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aEnvironmental Applications of Remote Sensing /$fedited by Maged Marghany 210 1$aRijeka, Croatia :$cInTech,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (418 pages) $cillustrations some color 311 $a953-51-2443-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 606 $aRemote sensing 606 $aEarth sciences 615 0$aRemote sensing. 615 0$aEarth sciences. 676 $a621.3678 702 $aMarghany$b Maged 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136963803321 996 $aEnvironmental Applications of Remote Sensing$92293320 997 $aUNINA LEADER 04488nam 2200469 450 001 9910795601903321 005 20231110211551.0 010 $a90-04-46161-2 035 $a(CKB)5600000000001125 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6647684 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6647684 035 $a(OCoLC)1242020961 035 $a(PPN)258874937 035 $a(EXLCZ)995600000000001125 100 $a20220318d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aProcopius on soldiers and military institutions in the sixth-century Roman Empire /$fConor Whately 210 1$aLeiden, Netherland ;$aBoston, Massachusetts :$cBrill,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (311 pages) 225 1 $aHistory of Warfare 311 $a90-04-38044-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Tables and Maps -- Introduction Writing about War in the Sixth Century -- 1 Procopius and War in the Sixth Century -- 2 From Generals to Soldiers -- 3 The Classicizing Straitjacket -- 4 Methodology -- 5 Book Organization -- Chapter 1 Generals and Soldiers -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Generals vs. Soldiers -- 2.1 Soldiers: Numbers -- 2.2 Generals vs. Soldiers: Names -- 3 Conclusion -- 4 Tables -- Chapter 2 Tracking Sixth-Century Soldiers -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Procopius' Authority -- 2.1 Procopius' Credentials -- 2.2 Procopius' Use of Autopsy -- 3 Procopius' Sources -- 3.1 Oral Sources -- 3.2 Documentary Evidence -- 4 Case Study: Looking for Documents at Dara -- 5 Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Catalogues and Legions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Terminology -- 2.1 The End of the Legion -- 2.2 Arithmos -- 3 Procopius' Regiments -- 3.1 Katalogos in Procopius -- 3.2 Katalogos in Antiquity -- 3.3 Field Armies -- 3.4 Count Marcellinus, Jordanes, John Malalas, and Agathias -- 3.5 John Lydus and the Anastasius Edicts -- 4 Why Catalogues? The Wars of Generals -- 5 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Soldiers in the Field -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Comitatenses -- 2.1 Katalogoi and stratiwtai -- 3 Foederati, symmachoi, and bucellarii -- 4 Horse Archers -- 4.1 Infantry vs. Cavalry -- 4.2 Hippotoxotai -- 4.3 Horse Archers: The Procopian Ideal and the Reality -- 5 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Limitanei in the Age of Justinian -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Procopius on the End of the limitanei in the Secret History -- 2.1 Rome's Frontier Soldiers -- 2.2 Procopius -- 2.3 Limitanei in the Wars and Buildings -- 2.4 Ambiguous Garrisons in the Buildings -- 2.5 Limitanei in the Wars -- 3 Rome's Frontier Soldiers across the Empire in the Sixth Century -- 4 Case Study: The limitanei in the Southeast -- 4.1 Frontier Soldiers in Action: Checking Barbarians -- 5 Conclusion. 327 $aChapter 6 Recruitment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Procopius on Recruitment -- 2.1 The Mechanics of Recruitment -- 2.2 Volunteers and Conscripts -- 2.3 Character Traits -- 2.4 Origins of Recruits -- 2.5 Recruitment Gaps -- 3 Demographics -- 3.1 Recruitment and the Plague -- 3.2 Recruitment and Corruption -- 4 Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Appendix Soldiers in Procopius' Wars, Buildings, and Secret History -- Bibliography -- Index Locorum -- General Index. 330 $a"In Procopius on Soldiers and Military Institutions in the Sixth-Century Roman Empire, Conor Whately examines Procopius' coverage of rank-andfile soldiers in his three works, the Wars, Buildings, and Secret History. By evaluating his accounts alongside other comparative evidence, such as the edicts of Anastasius, legislation from the Codex Justinianus, and various papyri, Whately reveals the limitations to Procopius' work, especially when it comes to frontier soldiers. However, this study also shows the impact of Procopius' experiences with institutional matters such as unit structures on his writing, and the particular value he brings to our understanding of recruitment in the sixth century ce"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aHistory of Warfare 607 $aByzantine Empire$xHistory, Military$y527-1081 607 $aByzantine Empire$xHistory, Military 676 $a355.00949509021 700 $aWhately$b Conor$01506466 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795601903321 996 $aProcopius on soldiers and military institutions in the sixth-century Roman Empire$93791741 997 $aUNINA