The Development of the Komnenian Army: 1081-1180

Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-90-04-11710-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 630 g

Reihe: History of Warfare

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Birkenmeier, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Verwaltung, Streitkräfte (Militärwesen)
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Preface
List of Maps
Maps

Ch. 1 Textual Sources for 12th- and 13th-Century History 1
Ch. 2 Historical Overview of Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Byzantium 27
Ch. 3 The Campaigns of Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118) 56
Ch. 4 The Campaigns of John II Komnenos (1118-43) 85
Ch. 5 The Campaigns of Manuel I Komnenos (1143-80) 100
Ch. 6 Supporting the Komnenian Army 139
Ch. 7 Komnenian Siege Warfare 182
Ch. 8 The Komnenian Army in Battle 206

Conclusion 231

App. 1 The Sieges of John II and Manuel I 237
App. 2: Glossary 239
App. 3 Chronology of the Komnenian Historians 243

Bibliography 245
Index 253

Über Autor(innen)

John W. Birkenmeier Ph.D. (1998) in History, The Catholic University of America, is a former Junior Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks Research Institute. Other publications include Military Medicine and Injury in Byzantium, in the U.S. Army's Textbook of Military Medicine (2000).