Road to Manzikert : Byzantine and Islamic warfare, 527-1071 / / Brian Todd Carey ; [illustrated by] Joshua B. Allfree, John Cairns
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Carey Brian Todd
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| Titolo: |
Road to Manzikert : Byzantine and Islamic warfare, 527-1071 / / Brian Todd Carey ; [illustrated by] Joshua B. Allfree, John Cairns
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| Pubblicazione: | Barnsley, : Pen & Sword, 2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | xix, 204 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps |
| Disciplina: | 956.1013 |
| Soggetto topico: | Manzikert, Battle of, Turkey, 1071 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Byzantine Empire History, Military 527-1081 |
| Altri autori: |
AllfreeJoshua B
CairnsJohn (Illustrator)
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| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-199) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Maps -- List of Illustrations -- Key to Maps -- Chronology of Byzantine and Islamic History from Justinian to the First Crusade -- Introduction: Byzantium, Islam and Catholic Europe - The Battle of Manzikert as Historical Nexus -- Chapter 1 Byzantine Warfare from Justinian to Herakleios -- Chapter 2 Islamic Warfare from Muhammad to the Rashidun Caliphate -- Chapter 3 Byzantine Warfare in an Age of Crisis and Recovery -- Chapter 4 Islamic Warfare from the Umayyads to the Coming of the Seljuk Turks -- Chapter 5 Byzantine and Seljuk Campaigns in Anatolia and the Battle of Manzikert -- Conclusion: In Manzikert's Wake - The Seljuk Invasion of Anatolia and the Origins of the Levantine Crusades -- Notes -- Glossary of Important Personalities -- Glossary of Military Terms -- Select Bibliography -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | " Take[s] us through 500 years of conflict from Justinian through the rise of Islam to the coming of the Turks...good chapters on Islamic warfare."-- Balkan Military History In August 1071, the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV Diogenese led out a powerful army in an attempt to roll back Seljuk Turkish incursions into the Anatolian heartland of. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Road to Manzikert |
| ISBN: | 1-78303-149-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910974199203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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