Georgios Chatzelis

Byzantine Military Manuals as Literary Works and Practical Handbooks

The Case of the Tenth-Century Sylloge Tacticorum

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Produktbeschreibung

Along with a detailed study of the Sylloge Tacticorum, this monograph addresses broader issues of the pen and the sword such as military manuals in connection with Byzantine warfare and politics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9781138596016
• ISBN-10: 1138596019
• Artikelnr.: 55157709

Autorenporträt

Georgios Chatzelis received his PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2017. He has taught at Royal Holloway, University of London as Visiting Teacher. He has delivered guest lectures, papers and communications at international and national conferences, and together with Jonathan Harris he has published an English translation of the Sylloge Tacticorum, entitled A Tenth-Century Byzantine Military Manual: The Sylloge Tacticorum.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
The Context of the Sylloge Tacticorum: Byzantine Warfare c. 900-950
The Sources of the Sylloge Tacticorum
The Dating of the Sylloge Tacticorum
The Authorship, Attribution and Redaction of the Sylloge Tacticorum
Tradition and Originality in the Sylloge Tacticorum and its Place in
Byzantine Warfare
The Sylloge Tacticorum and its Practical Use
The Sylloge Tacticorum after the Sylloge Tacticorum
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index