Byzantine Military Manuals as Literary Works and Practical Handbooks: The Case of the Tenth-Century Sylloge Tacticorum

ISBN-13: 9780367662394 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 212 str.

Georgios Chatzelis

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.