Product details
ISBN
9780415968614
Published
2003-10-27
Publisher
Vendor
Routledge
Weight
340 gr
Height
254 mm
Width
178 mm
Age
U, G, 05, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
96
Author
Byzantium survived for 800 years, yet its dominions and power fluctuated dramatically during that time. In this book, John Haldon tells the full story of the Byzantine Empire--from the days when it was barely clinging to survival, to the age when its fabulous wealth attracted Viking mercenaries and Asian nomad warriors, to its armies whose very appearance on the battlefield was enough to bring enemies to terms. In 1453, the last emperor of Byzantium, Constantine XII, died fighting on the ramparts, bringing to a romantic end the glorious history of this legendary empire.
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Traces the 800-year history of Byzantium. From the early uncertain years of the empire, to the triumphal period when its wealth attracted Viking and Asian warriors to join its armies, and finally to the death of Byzantium's last emperor in 1453, the empire's military history is laid bare.
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Chapter 1 Background to War; Chapter 2 Warring Sides; Chapter 3 Outbreak; Chapter 4 The fighting; Chapter 5 Portrait of a soldier; Chapter 6 The world around war; Chapter 7 Portrait of a civilian; Chapter 8 How the wars ended; Chapter 9 Conclusion and consequences;
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Product details
ISBN
9780415968614
Published
2003-10-27
Publisher
Vendor
Routledge
Weight
340 gr
Height
254 mm
Width
178 mm
Age
U, G, 05, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
96
Author