Byzantine warfare
by Haldon, John
fromInternational library of essays on military history
The transformation of the eastern provinces of the Roman empire from the middle of the seventh century CE under the impact of Islam has attracted a good deal of scholarly attention in recent years, and as more archaeological material becomes available, has been subject to revisi…
Byzantinske Rige. Østromerske Rige. Græske Kejserdømme. Beskrivelse af det Byzantinske Rige 600-1453 e. Kr. herunder det politiske liv, rigets naboer og fjender, den byzantinske krigsmagts organisation og taktik.
The site of medieval Euchaita, on the northern edge of the central Anatolian plateau, was the centre of the cult of St Theodore Tiro ('the Recruit'). Unlike most excavated or surveyed urban centres of the Byzantine period, Euchaita was never a major metropolis, cultural centre o…
A history of the wars between Byzantium and its numerous foes - the Goths, Arabs, Slavs, Crusaders and Ottoman Turks. By the middle of the sixth century the Byzantine emperor rules a mighty empire that straddled Europe, Asia and North Africa. Within 100 years, this powerful empi…