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Battles and generals : combat, culture, and didacticism in Procopius' Wars / / by Conor Whately
| Battles and generals : combat, culture, and didacticism in Procopius' Wars / / by Conor Whately |
| Autore | Whately Conor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 949.5/013 |
| Collana | History of Warfare |
| Soggetto topico | War (Philosophy) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-04-31038-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Life of Procopius -- 2 How to Defeat the Persians in Combat -- 3 How to Defeat the Vandals in Combat -- 4 How to Defeat the Goths in Combat -- 5 Book Eight -- 6 Procopius’ Worldview and the Wider Intellectual Context -- Appendix 1: Glossary of Procopian Battles and Sieges -- Appendix 2: Win/Loss Records of the Persian and Roman Armies in the Persian Wars -- Select Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511431503321 |
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| Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Battles and generals : combat, culture, and didacticism in Procopius' Wars / / by Conor Whately
| Battles and generals : combat, culture, and didacticism in Procopius' Wars / / by Conor Whately |
| Autore | Whately Conor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 949.5/013 |
| Collana | History of Warfare |
| Soggetto topico | War (Philosophy) |
| ISBN | 90-04-31038-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Life of Procopius -- 2 How to Defeat the Persians in Combat -- 3 How to Defeat the Vandals in Combat -- 4 How to Defeat the Goths in Combat -- 5 Book Eight -- 6 Procopius’ Worldview and the Wider Intellectual Context -- Appendix 1: Glossary of Procopian Battles and Sieges -- Appendix 2: Win/Loss Records of the Persian and Roman Armies in the Persian Wars -- Select Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797986103321 |
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Whately Conor
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| Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Battles and generals : combat, culture, and didacticism in Procopius' Wars / / by Conor Whately
| Battles and generals : combat, culture, and didacticism in Procopius' Wars / / by Conor Whately |
| Autore | Whately Conor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 949.5/013 |
| Collana | History of Warfare |
| Soggetto topico | War (Philosophy) |
| ISBN | 90-04-31038-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Life of Procopius -- 2 How to Defeat the Persians in Combat -- 3 How to Defeat the Vandals in Combat -- 4 How to Defeat the Goths in Combat -- 5 Book Eight -- 6 Procopius’ Worldview and the Wider Intellectual Context -- Appendix 1: Glossary of Procopian Battles and Sieges -- Appendix 2: Win/Loss Records of the Persian and Roman Armies in the Persian Wars -- Select Bibliography -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822846303321 |
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Whately Conor
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| Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Procopius on soldiers and military institutions in the sixth-century Roman Empire / / Conor Whately
| Procopius on soldiers and military institutions in the sixth-century Roman Empire / / Conor Whately |
| Autore | Whately Conor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, Netherland ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 pages) |
| Disciplina | 355.00949509021 |
| Collana | History of Warfare |
| ISBN | 90-04-46161-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- 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.
Chapter 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795601903321 |
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Whately Conor
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| Leiden, Netherland ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Procopius on soldiers and military institutions in the sixth-century Roman Empire / / Conor Whately
| Procopius on soldiers and military institutions in the sixth-century Roman Empire / / Conor Whately |
| Autore | Whately Conor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, Netherland ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 pages) |
| Disciplina | 355.00949509021 |
| Collana | History of Warfare |
| ISBN | 90-04-46161-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- 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.
Chapter 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817887403321 |
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Whately Conor
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| Leiden, Netherland ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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