"Book Review: Byzantine Naval Forces 1261 – 1461 " Topic
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Tango01 | 24 Aug 2016 3:56 p.m. PST |
by Raffaele D'Amato. "One of Osprey's newest and most prolific authors, Raffaele D'Amato, focuses this study on the three "Regiments" of Byzantine marine infantry who manned the fleets of the Eastern Roman Empire for the last 300 years of its existence. He qualifies two things, one that the name Byzantine does not reflect the fact the legacy of this state as the last vestige of Roman power in the world and two, that the reconstruction of the appearance of the troops under discussion are based principally on iconography and pictorial sources. It's an odd and confusing paradox that the Greek Byzantines associated themselves actively as Romans, yet ironically shunned what they termed "Latins" of the west, (even those who lived in the city of Rome) who of course were not "Romans" yet were associated with the old imperial language p. This isn't a book about fighting prowess so much as an overview of the makeup, fighting roles and organisation of the reorganised Imperial fleet. Which in shorthand was split into heavy infantry, light infantry and rowers. These troops formed the front line in the fight against the "Latin" maritime kingdoms of Italy and the encroaching menace of the Ottoman Turks, not least serving against fellow Romans in the civil wars of the 14th century…"
Full review here link Amicalement Armand |
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