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Maurice's Strategikon

Handbook of Byzantine Military Strategy

George T. Dennis Ruth Mazo Karras

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Italian
Pennsylvania Univ. Press
03 January 2001
As a veteran campaigner, the Byzantine emperor Maurice (582-602) compiled a unique and influential handbook intended for the field commander. In this first complete English translation, the Strategikon is an invaluable source not only for early Byzantine history but for the general history of the art of war. Describing in detail weaponry and armor, daily life on the march or in camp, clothing, food, medical care, military law, and titles of the Byzantine army of the seventh century, the Strategikon offers insights into the Byzantine military ethos. In language contemporary, down-to-earth, and practical, the text also provides important data for the historian, and even the ethnologist, including eyewitness accounts of the Persians, Slavs, Lombards, and Avars at the frontier of the Empire.

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Imprint:   Pennsylvania Univ. Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 12mm
Weight:   312g
ISBN:   9780812217728
ISBN 10:   0812217721
Series:   The Middle Ages Series
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Language:   Italian
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Maurice's Strategikon: Handbook of Byzantine Military Strategy

The most important Byzantine military text... The standard translation. --Walter Kaegi, University of Chicago


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