Title Byzantine military manuals as literary works and practical handbooks : the case of the tenth-century Sylloge Tacticorum / Georgios Chatzelis

Published London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019

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Description 1 online resource Contents 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 Summary "This book studies the Sylloge Tacticorum, an important tenth-century Byzantine military manual. The text is used as a case study to connect military manuals with the challenges that Byzantium faced in its wars with the Arabs, but also with other aspects of Byzantine society such as education, politics, and conventions in the productions of literary texts and historical narratives. The book explores when the Sylloge was written and by whom. It identifies which passages from classical or earlier works were incorporated in the Sylloge and explains the reason why Byzantines imitated works of the past. The book then studies the extent to which the Sylloge was original and how innovation and originality were received in Byzantine society. Despite the imitation, the author of the Sylloge adapted and updated his material to reflect the current operational needs as well as the ideological, cultural and religious context of his time. Finally, the book attempts to estimate the extent to which Byzantine generals followed the advice of military manuals, and to explore whether historical narratives can be safely used to draw information as to how the Byzantines and the Arabs fought. Therefore, along with a detailed study of the Sylloge Tacticorum, this monograph also addresses broader issues of the pen and the sword such as military manuals in connection with Byzantine warfare, politics, literature, historiography and education."--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject Byzantine Empire. Stratos -- Drill and tactics Byzantine Empire -- Civilization SUBJECT Byzantine Empire. Stratos fast Sylloge tacticorum. English. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2017029579 Subject Military art and science -- Early works to 1800 Tactics -- Early works to 1800 War in literature. HISTORY -- Military -- Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. Artillery drill and tactics Civilization Military art and science Tactics War in literature SUBJECT Byzantine Empire -- Civilization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018476 Subject Byzantine Empire Genre/Form Electronic books Early works Form Electronic book LC no. 2020693206 ISBN 9780429488054 042948805X 9780429947766 0429947763 9780429947773 0429947771 9780429947759 0429947755

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