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Byzantine Fortifications Protecting the Roman Empire in the East

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Byzantine Fortifications Protecting the Roman Empire in the East

Author(s)

Nikos D Kontogiannis

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9781526710277, 9781526710253, 9781526710284

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Pen and Sword Military

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PDF and EPUB

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The Byzantine empire was one of the most powerful forces in the Mediterranean and Near East for over a thousand years. Strong military organization, in particular widespread fortifications, was essential for its defense. Yet this aspect of its history is often neglected, and no detailed overview has been published for over thirty years. That is why Nikos Kontogiannis’s ambitious account of Byzantine fortifications – their construction and development and their role in times of war – is such a valuable and timely publication. His ambitious study combines the results of decades of wide-ranging archaeological work with an account of the armies, weapons, tactics and defensive strategies of the empire throughout its long history. Fortifications built in every region of the empire are covered, from those in Mesopotamia, Syria and Africa, to those in Asia Minor, the Aegean and the Balkan peninsula. This all-round survey is essential reading and reference for anyone with a special interest in the Byzantine empire and in the wider history of fortification.

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Byzantine Fortifications Protecting the Roman Empire in the East

SKU: 9781526710284

Original price was: $24.99.Current price is: $6.25.

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Full Title

Byzantine Fortifications Protecting the Roman Empire in the East

Author(s)

Nikos D. Kontogiannis

Edition
ISBN

9781526710284, 9781526710253, 9781526710277

Publisher

Pen & Sword Military (ORIM)

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

This wide-ranging study examines the Byzantine Empire’s network of military fortifications from the Aegean to Asia Minor and Africa. The Byzantine empire was one of the most powerful forces in the Mediterranean and Near East for over a thousand years. Strong military organization, anchored by widespread fortifications, was essential for its defense—yet this aspect of its history is often neglected. Historian Nikos Kontogiannis corrects this oversight with this ambitious account of Byzantine fortifications, detailing their construction and development as well as their role in times of war. Byzantine Fortifications combines the results of decades of wide-ranging archaeological work with an account of the armies, weapons, tactics and defensive strategies of the empire throughout its long history. Fortifications built in every region of the empire are covered, from those in Mesopotamia, Syria, and Africa, to those in Asia Minor, the Aegean and the Balkan peninsula.