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Byzantine military tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the tenth century, a comparative study, Georgios Theotokis

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Byzantine military tactics in Syria and Mesopotamia in the tenth century

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Georgios Theotokis

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a comparative study

This book examines the strategies and military tactics of the Byzantines and their enemies in Eastern Anatolia, Syria and in Upper Mesopotamia in the tenth century.--, Provided by publisher

Acknowledgements -- List of rulers -- Map 1 Anatolia and Upper Mesopotamia -- Map 2 Armenian themes and principalities. Introduction -- The "grand strategy" of the Byzantine Empire -- Byzantine and Arab strategies and campaigning tactics in Cilicia and Anatolia (eighth-tenth centuries) -- The Empire's foreign policy in the East and the key role of Armenia (c.870-965) -- The Byzantine view of their enemies on the battlefield: the Arabs -- Methods of transmission of (military) knowledge (I): reconnaissance, intelligence -- Methods of transmission of (military) knowledge (II): espionage -- Tactical changes in the Byzantine armies of the tenth century: theory and practice on the battlefields of the East -- Tactical changes in the Byzantine armies of the tenth century: investigating the root causes -- Byzantine-Arab battles of the tenth century: evidence of innovation and adaptation in the chronicler sources -- Tactical innovation and adaptation in the Byzantine army of the tenth century: the study of the battles. -- Summaries and conclusions. Primary bibliography -- Secondary bibliography -- Index