Byzantine Military Tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the Tenth Century: A Comparative Study

Georgios Theotokis

Byzantine Military Tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the Tenth Century

A Comparative Study

This book examines the strategies and military tactics of the Byzantines and their enemies in Eastern Anatolia, Syria and in Upper Mesopotamia in the tenth century.

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Byzantine Military Tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the Tenth Century

A Comparative Study

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

Acknowledgements
pp vi-vi

List of Rulers
pp vii-vii

Map 1 Anatolia and Upper Mesopotamia
pp viii-viii

Map 2 Armenian Themes and Pri ncipalities
pp ix-x

Introduction
pp 1-22

1 - The ‘Grand Strategy’ of the Byzantine Empire
pp 23-51

2 - Byzantine and Arab Strategies and Campaigning Tactics in Cilicia and Anatolia (Eighth–Tenth Centuries)
pp 52-68

3 - The Empire’s Foreign Policy in the East and the Key Role of Armenia (c. 870–965)
pp 69-104

4 - The Byzantine View of their Enemies on the Battlefield: The Arabs
pp 105-127

5 - Methods of Transmission of (Military) Knowledge (I): Reconnaissance, Intelligence
pp 128-146

6 - Methods of Transmission of (Military) Knowledge (II): Espionage
pp 147-191

7 - Tactical Changes in the Byzantine Armies of the Tenth Century: Theory and Practice on the Battlefields of the East
pp 192-218

8 - Tactical Changes in the Byzantine Armies of the Tenth Century: Investigating the Root Causes
pp 219-235

9 - Byzantine–Arab Battles of the Tenth Century: Evidence of Innovation and Adaptation in the Chronicler Sources
pp 236-275

10 - Tactical Innovation and Adaptation in the Byzantine Army of the Tenth Century: The Study of the Battles
pp 276-297

Summaries and Conclusions
pp 298-307

Primary Bibliography
pp 308-312

Secondary Bibliography
pp 313-340

Index
pp 341-348

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