Byzantine Military Organization on the Danube, 10th-12th Centuries.
Title:
Byzantine Military Organization on the Danube, 10th-12th Centuries.
Author:
Madgearu, Alexandru.
ISBN:
9789004252493
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (224 pages)
Series:
East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; v.22
East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450
Contents:
Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter One The Recovery of the Danubian Frontier -- Chapter Two The Military Organization of the Danube Region -- 1. The Theme of Dristra (later, Paradunavon) -- 2. The Strategoi as City Commanders in the Theme of Dristra/Paradunavon -- 3. The Theme of Sirmium and the New Bulgarian Theme on the Middle Danube -- Chapter Three The Evolution and Function of the Danube Frontier of Byzantium (1000-1204) -- 1. The Fortifications -- 2. The Danube Frontier in the 11th Century -- 3. The Danube Frontier in the 12th Century -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of People -- Index of Geographical Names -- Index of Sources -- Index of Modern Authors.
Abstract:
In this book Alexandru Madgearu offers the first comprehensive history of the military organization of a peripheral area of the Byzantine Empire, the Danube region.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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