Author : Georgios Theotokis
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474431054
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)
Book Synopsis Byzantine Military Tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the Tenth Century by : Georgios Theotokis
Download or read book Byzantine Military Tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the Tenth Century written by Georgios Theotokis and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-26 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the strategies and military tactics of the Byzantines and their enemies in Eastern Anatolia, Syria and in Upper Mesopotamia in the tenth century. The period of conflict is difficult to define. It was too inactive to be called a "war," but too active to be called a "cold war." Nevertheless, it was a "war," even if it lacked the numerous pitched battles or protracted sieges that defined other periods or other operational theaters of war. This study examines the way the Byzantines innovated and adapted their strategies and tactics to those of their enemies in the East, giving a rich picture of tenth-century Byzantine warfare.