Byzantium and its army, 284-1081
The Byzantine Empire was almost always ready to fight, and often fought for its life. During much of its history its provinces were military districts called themes, and acclamation by the army was what made a man emperor. This is a study of the role of the army in the Byzantine state.
Print Book, English, 1995
Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., 1995
History
xii, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780804724203, 9780804731638, 0804724202, 0804731632
31519719
Introduction
1. The Roman army's second millennium
2. Numbers
3. Structures
4. Pay
5. The army and society
6. The army and the state
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