A Quick Guide to Byzantine Dress (8th to 12th century)

[TheFlax]

WARNING: Huge resolution images

Images

1. Skutatos, 11th-12th centuries
2. Skutatos, c. 950
3. Peltastos, c. 975
4. Skutatos, 10th century



1. Servant, 10th-11th centuries
2. Pack-mules, 10th century
3. Unarmored infantryman, 11th-12th centuries
4. Psilos, 10th century



1. Kataphractos, 10th century
2. Cavalry standard-bearer, 11th-12th centuries
3. Kataphractos, c. 1050



Klibanophoros, c. 970



1. Guard officer, c. 880
2. Emperor in parade armor, c. 1017
3. Member of the Basilikoi Anthropoi, c. 880



1. Rus mercenary, c. 950
2. Varangian Guardsman, c. 1000
3. Varangian Guardsman in dress uniform, c. 1030



1. Trapezitos, 10th century
2. Patzinak mercenary, 11th century



1. Seljuk mercenary, 11th-12th centuries
2 & 3. Italo-Norman mercenaries, late 11th century



At the beginning of the 10th century



Training



Equipment in the late 10th to 11th centuries



Camp life on campaign in Armenia



Siege Warfare



Medical Treatment



Super heavy infantry of the 12th century

[AussieGiant]

wow, fantastic stuff Flax!!

[Csargo]

Yeah, this is great stuff.

[_Tristan_]

For those of you interested, you may want to check the Osprey books concerning Byzantine warfare of the period...

There are some wonderful color plates by major artist Angus McBride.

I'll try and scan some of them and post them in this tread as well.

Flax : are those you posted from any Osprey book I missed ?

[TheFlax]

For those of you interested, you may want to check the Osprey books concerning Byzantine warfare of the period...

There are some wonderful color plates by major artist Angus McBride.

I'll try and scan some of them and post them in this tread as well.

Flax : are those you posted from any Osprey book I missed ?

Yup, both the images and the arms and armor came from Osprey books. Specifically "Byzantine Armies 886-1118" and "Byzantine Infantryman: Eastern Roman Empire c. 900-1204". I also have "Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th-9th Centuries" and "Byzantine Armies 1118-1461". I figured I'd post some stuff from the latter as the game progressed.