A Tenth-Century Byzantine Military Manual: The Sylloge Tacticorum

by Jonathan Harris

Book Overview

The Sylloge Tacticorum is a mid-Byzantine example of the literary genre of military manuals or Taktika which stretches back to antiquity. It was one of a number produced during the tenth century CE, a period when the Byzantine empire enjoyed a large measure of success in its wars against its traditional enemy, the Arabs. Compiled to record and preserve military strategies, know-how, and tactics, the manual discusses a wide variety of matters:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367881470
• ISBN13: 9780367881474
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"