Byzantine Military Organization on the Danube, 10th-12th Centuries

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

Del 22 i serien East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450

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Beskrivning

The current state of research on this contact area between Byzantium and East Central Europe during a troubled period invites a new synthesis of the most recent finds and interpretations. No such comprehensive work addressing both literary and archaeological evidence exists for the history of the Byzantine Danubian provinces in the 10th-12th c. The main purpose Alexandru Madgearu's book is to establish a chronology for the provincial organization and for the development of the Danubian frontier. First a shield against the Rus’, the province of Dristra, later called Paradunavon, became further a contact and conflict area with the Pechenegs and Cumans, turned by the end of the 11th century in a half-open space, according to the new strategy of Alexius I Comnenus.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-06-13
Mått:155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:481 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004212435

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Militärhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Alexandru Madgearu (Ph.D., Bucharest University, 1997), is researcher at the Institute for Political Studies of Defence and Military History, Bucharest, Romania. He has published books and studies on the late ancient and early medieval history of Romania and South-Eastern Europe. The most recent being: Împăratul Galerius (Cetatea de Scaun, Târgovişte, 2012).

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations ... viiList of Abbreviations ... ixIntroduction ... 1I. The Recovery of the Danubian Frontier ... 7II. The Military Organization of the Danube Region ... 591 The Theme of Dristra (later, Paradunavon) ... 592 The strategoi as City Commanders in the Theme Dristra/Paradunavon ... 883 The Theme of Sirmium and the New Bulgarian Theme on the Middle Danube ... 95III. The Evolution and Function of the Danube Frontier of Byzantium (1000–1204) ... 1011 The Fortifications ... 1012 The Danube Frontier in the 11th Century ... 1153 The Danube Frontier in the 12th Century ... 144Conclusion ... 167Bibliography ... 173Index of People ... 199Index of Geographical Names ... 204Index of Sources ... 210Index of Modern Authors ... 211