A Companion to the Byzantine Culture of War, circa 300-1204 |
Autore | Yannis Stouraitis (Volume Editor) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (500 pages) |
Disciplina | 306.270949509021 |
Collana | Brill's companions to the Byzantine world |
Soggetto topico | Military art and science |
ISBN | 90-04-36373-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Military Power in the Christian Roman Empire, ca. 300-1204 / Yannis Stouraitis -- 1 The Imperial Theology of Victory / Paul Stephenson -- 2 State War Ethic and Popular Views on Warfare / Yannis Stouraitis -- 3 Civil War in the Christian Empire / Yannis Stouraitis -- 4 The Enemies of the Empire: Portrayed Images / Michael Grünbart -- 5 Warfare as Literary Narrative / Stamatina McGrath -- 6 Alternative Means of Conflict Resolution / Tilemachos Lounghis -- 7 Army Structure: Roman Continuity and Byzantine Change / Savvas Kyriakidis -- 8 Byzantine Fronts and Strategies 300-1204 / Denis Sullivan -- 9 Naval Warfare: Military, Institutional and Economic Aspects / Salvatore Cosentino -- 10 Siege Warfare: The Art of Re-capture / Christos G. Makrypoulias -- 11 The Army in Peace Time: The Social Status and Function of Soldiers / Philip Rance -- 12 Military Technology: Production and Use of Weapons / Georgios Theotokis -- General Bibliography / Yannis Stouraitis -- Index / Yannis Stouraitis. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793021403321 |
Yannis Stouraitis (Volume Editor)
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A Companion to the Byzantine Culture of War, circa 300-1204 |
Autore | Yannis Stouraitis (Volume Editor) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden, ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (500 pages) |
Disciplina | 306.270949509021 |
Collana | Brill's companions to the Byzantine world |
Soggetto topico | Military art and science |
ISBN | 90-04-36373-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Military Power in the Christian Roman Empire, ca. 300-1204 / Yannis Stouraitis -- 1 The Imperial Theology of Victory / Paul Stephenson -- 2 State War Ethic and Popular Views on Warfare / Yannis Stouraitis -- 3 Civil War in the Christian Empire / Yannis Stouraitis -- 4 The Enemies of the Empire: Portrayed Images / Michael Grünbart -- 5 Warfare as Literary Narrative / Stamatina McGrath -- 6 Alternative Means of Conflict Resolution / Tilemachos Lounghis -- 7 Army Structure: Roman Continuity and Byzantine Change / Savvas Kyriakidis -- 8 Byzantine Fronts and Strategies 300-1204 / Denis Sullivan -- 9 Naval Warfare: Military, Institutional and Economic Aspects / Salvatore Cosentino -- 10 Siege Warfare: The Art of Re-capture / Christos G. Makrypoulias -- 11 The Army in Peace Time: The Social Status and Function of Soldiers / Philip Rance -- 12 Military Technology: Production and Use of Weapons / Georgios Theotokis -- General Bibliography / Yannis Stouraitis -- Index / Yannis Stouraitis. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808123103321 |
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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 |
Whately Conor
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Leiden, Netherland ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , [2021] | ||
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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 |
Whately Conor
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Leiden, Netherland ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , [2021] | ||
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Siege warfare and military organization in the successor states (400-800 AD) : Byzantium, the West and Islam / / by Leif Inge Ree Petersen |
Autore | Petersen Leif Inge Ree |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden : , : Brill, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (850 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.4/4095609021 |
Collana | History of warfare |
Soggetto topico |
Siege warfare - History - To 1500
Sieges - History - To 1500 Military art and science - History - Medieval, 500-1500 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 90-04-25446-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | part 1. Military organization and siege warfare -- part II. Corpus Obsidionum (catalog of sieges). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452405403321 |
Petersen Leif Inge Ree
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Leiden : , : Brill, , [2013] | ||
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Siege warfare and military organization in the successor states (400-800 AD) : Byzantium, the West and Islam / / by Leif Inge Ree Petersen |
Autore | Petersen Leif Inge Ree |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden : , : Brill, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (850 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.4/4095609021 |
Collana | History of warfare |
Soggetto topico |
Siege warfare - History - To 1500
Sieges - History - To 1500 Military art and science - History - Medieval, 500-1500 |
ISBN | 90-04-25446-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | part 1. Military organization and siege warfare -- part II. Corpus Obsidionum (catalog of sieges). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790414503321 |
Petersen Leif Inge Ree
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Leiden : , : Brill, , [2013] | ||
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Siege warfare and military organization in the successor states (400-800 AD) : Byzantium, the West and Islam / / by Leif Inge Ree Petersen |
Autore | Petersen Leif Inge Ree |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden : , : Brill, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (850 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.4/4095609021 |
Collana | History of warfare |
Soggetto topico |
Siege warfare - History - To 1500
Sieges - History - To 1500 Military art and science - History - Medieval, 500-1500 |
ISBN | 90-04-25446-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | part 1. Military organization and siege warfare -- part II. Corpus Obsidionum (catalog of sieges). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816800203321 |
Petersen Leif Inge Ree
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Leiden : , : Brill, , [2013] | ||
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Warfare, State And Society In The Byzantine World 560-1204 |
Autore | Prabhu Manjiri |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Routledge, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
Disciplina |
355/.009495/0902
942.502 949.5 949.502 |
Collana | Warfare and History |
Soggetto topico |
Byzantine Empire
Military art and science |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-585-45287-3
1-85728-495-X 0-203-50087-3 1-280-40675-5 1-135-36437-0 9786610406753 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Abbreviations of journals and collections; Maps; Introduction; Fighting for peace: attitudes to warfare in Byzantium; Warfare and the East Roman state: geography and strategy; Protect and survive: a brief history of East Roman strategic arrangements; Organizing for war: the administration of military structures; The army at war: campaigns; The army at war: combat; Warfare and society; Warfare and society in Byzantium: some concluding remarks; Weights and loads; Feeding armies: grain; Daily rations; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451302003321 |
Prabhu Manjiri
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London, : Routledge, 1999 | ||
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Warfare, state and society in the Byzantine world 560-1204 |
Autore | Prabhu Manjiri |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Routledge, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (400 p.) |
Disciplina |
355/.009495/0902
942.502 949.5 949.502 |
Collana | Warfare and History |
Soggetto topico |
Byzantine Empire
Military art and science |
ISBN |
1-135-36436-2
0-585-45287-3 1-85728-495-X 0-203-50087-3 1-280-40675-5 1-135-36437-0 9786610406753 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Abbreviations of journals and collections; Maps; Introduction; Fighting for peace: attitudes to warfare in Byzantium; Warfare and the East Roman state: geography and strategy; Protect and survive: a brief history of East Roman strategic arrangements; Organizing for war: the administration of military structures; The army at war: campaigns; The army at war: combat; Warfare and society; Warfare and society in Byzantium: some concluding remarks; Weights and loads; Feeding armies: grain; Daily rations; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783943903321 |
Prabhu Manjiri
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London, : Routledge, 1999 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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