Byzantine Military Rhetoric in the Ninth Century: A Translation of the Anonymi Byzantini Rhetorica Militaris

by Georgios Theotokis and Dimitrios Sidiropoulos

Book Overview

Byzantine Military Rhetoric in the Ninth Century

is the first English translation of the ninth-century Anonymi Byzantini Rhetorica Militaris. This influential text offers a valuable insight into the warrior ethic of the period, the role of religion in the justification of war, and the view of other military cultures by the Byzantine elite. It also played a crucial role in the compilation of the tenth-century Taktika and Constantine...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367902087
• ISBN13: 9780367902087
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"