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7521610Maurices Strategikonhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/maurices-strategikon-9781512828375/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/7131057/image.jpg?v=638852464851000000505532MXNUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.InStock/Ebooks/<p>This military handbook, attributed to the Byzantine emperor Maurice (582602), is an invaluable source not only for early Byzantine history, but also for the history of the art of war. Intended as a guide for field commanders and campaigners, the <em>Strategikon</em> contains a wealth of information on practical aspects of Byzantine warfare: weaponry and armor, daily life on the march or in camp, clothing, food, medical care, and military law. It also offers detailed eyewitness accounts and ethnographic descriptions of the various peoplesPersians, Slavs, Lombards, and Avarsthat the Byzantine armies would have encountered as enemies.</p><p>George T. Denniss translationthe first complete translation of this important text into Englishrenders the <em>Strategikon</em>s straightforward, practical Greek into accessible and engaging prose. A new foreword by Conor Whately updates the volume with a brief survey of advances in scholarly understanding of the <em>Strategikon</em> and its historical context in the decades since the publication of Denniss translation.</p>...7141181Maurices Strategikon505532https://www.gandhi.com.mx/maurices-strategikon-9781512828375/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/7131057/image.jpg?v=638852464851000000InStockMXN99999PR_DIEbook20259781512828375_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9781512828375_<p>This military handbook, attributed to the Byzantine emperor Maurice (582602), is an invaluable source not only for early Byzantine history, but also for the history of the art of war. Intended as a guide for field commanders and campaigners, the <em>Strategikon</em> contains a wealth of information on practical aspects of Byzantine warfare: weaponry and armor, daily life on the march or in camp, clothing, food, medical care, and military law. It also offers detailed eyewitness accounts and ethnographic descriptions of the various peoplesPersians, Slavs, Lombards, and Avarsthat the Byzantine armies would have encountered as enemies.</p><p>George T. Denniss translationthe first complete translation of this important text into Englishrenders the <em>Strategikon</em>s straightforward, practical Greek into accessible and engaging prose. A new foreword by Conor Whately updates the volume with a brief survey of advances in scholarly understanding of the <em>Strategikon</em> and its historical context in the decades since the publication of Denniss translation.</p>...9781512828375_University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.libro_electonico_9781512828375_9781512828375InglésMéxico2025-08-12T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingram50-epub-121db66c-7504-4391-800e-51b19e479851.epub2025-08-12T00:00:00+00:00University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.