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The Development of the Komnenian Army: 1081-1180

by: Birkenmeier, J.W.

Price: 141,00 EURO

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Category: Ancient Warfare / Military Studies
Code: 5766
ISBN-13: 9789004117105 / 978-90-04-11710-5
ISBN-10: 9004117105 / 90-04-11710-5
Publisher: E.J. Brill
Publication Date: 2002
Publication Place: Leiden
Binding: Cloth
Pages: 266
Book Condition: New
Comments: History of Warfare, 5

The Development of the Komnenian Army: 1081-1180
Series: History of Warfare, Volume: 5
Author: John Birkenmeier

The emperors of the Komnenian dynasty orchestrated the economic and military renewal of the Byzantine Empire. In 1081, Alexios I became emperor of a bankrupt and diminished empire. In 1180, Manuel I ruled the most powerful state in the eastern Mediterranean, capable of sending expeditions to Egypt, Hungary, Italy, and Palestine. This study examines how the Komnenian emperors restored the Byzantine state by building a professional army of mercenaries and Byzantine citizens. It examines the army's ethnic composition, tactics, equipment, and its financial support. Finally, it examines the army in battle. This is the only study of the Byzantine army during the privotal twelfth century. It provides an explanation for the complex Byzantine political and military problems of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, as well as another perspective on the European crusading movement.

 

Front Matter
Preliminary Material
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: i–viii

Acknowledgements
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: ix

Preface
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: xi–xiii

List of Maps
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: xv

Maps
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: xvii–xxii

Chapter One Textual Sources for 12th- and 13th-Century History
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 1–26
Chapter Two Historical Overview of Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Byzantium
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 27–55
Chapter Three The Campaigns of Alexios I Komnenos (1081–1118)
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 56–84
Chapter Four The Campaigns of John II Komnenos (1118–43)
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 85–99
Chapter Five The Campaigns of Manuel I Komnenos (1143–80)
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 100–138
Chapter Six Supporting the Komnenian Army
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 139–181
Chapter Seven Komnenian Siege Warfare
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 182–205
Chapter Eight The Komnenian Army in Battle
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 206–230
Conclusion
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 231–235
Back Matter
Appendix 1 Sieges in John II and Manuel I?s Reigns
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 237–238
Appendix 2 Glossary
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 239–242
Appendix 3 Chronology of Byzantine Historians
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 243
Bibliography
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 245–252
Index
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 253–263
History of Warfare
Author: John W. Birkenmeier
Pages: 265
 
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The Development of the Komnenian Army: 1081-1180

by: Birkenmeier, J.W.

  • ISBN-13: 9789004117105 / 978-90-04-11710-5
  • ISBN-03: 9004117105 / 90-04-11710-5
  • E.J. Brill, Leiden, 2002

Price: 141,00 EURO

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