Has all information about byzantine armies,composition, and formation lost, or are they all confined to expensive books without pictures?
in general:armies,composition, and formation.
I wanna know!
Byzantines
Has all information about byzantine armies,composition, and formation lost, or are they all confined to expensive books without pictures?
in general:armies,composition, and formation.
I wanna know!
Re: Byzantines
There is always Maurice's Strategikon.
CBR
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the whatnow?Originally Posted by CBR
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http://www.amazon.com/Maurices-Strat.../dp/0812217721 written by this guy
CBR
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Although there are some recent modern works (including the Haldon-edited Byzantine Warfare volume for Ashgate, and Osprey's recent Byzantine Infantryman), this link should provide you with all you need:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...ight=byzantine
I can particularly recommend Sowing the Dragon's Teeth, but it is very expensive these days.
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oh all w have is books?
well thanks for the help.
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Do also recall that Byzantine history covers a round thousand-year span during which the empire's internal organization, external enemies and military matters in general all underwent considerable changes.
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I want to add what also are you interested in actually. Books are mostly for the general reader, except the in depth ones, but if you are really hardcore, try the actual sources such as the Strategikon by Maurikios or the Taktika by Leo or the Strategikon by Kekaumenos.
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Those are books right?
usually you need to go out and look for them, then buy, right?
you see now? the internet in SO much easier and free.
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Eh, start here. Ought to contain something of interest, although it mostly covers the latter (and better documented) half of the Empire's existence.
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