The Byzantine Aristocracy and Its Military Function (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781138375079)

The first four studies in this volume by Jean-Claude Cheynet, specially translated from French for publication here, present a broad-ranging analysis of the Byzantine aristocracy of the 8th-12th centuries. Along with the other articles in the first part, they examine the evolution of aristocratic families and the composition of this group, the relative importance of landholding and public office, the notion of 'civilian' and 'military' families, and patterns of inheritance. In the second part, the focus is on the Byzantine army, with studies looking both at the position of aristocrats within it, and more generally at the effectiveness of the army itself, notably in the campaigns in Asia Minor against the Arabs and the Turks.

Author: Jean-Claude Cheynet
ISBN-10: 1138375071
ISBN-13: 9781138375079
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/19/2018
Pages: 380
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.79d