"Byzantine Army: The Concise 10th -11th century AD" Topic
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Tango01  | 29 Aug 2024 5:00 p.m. PST |
…Imperial Infantry and Cavalry Soldier
"After almost two decades of research on the subject of byzantine arms and armour, and military history, as well as experience with re-enactment and experimental archeology, this presentation marks the culmination and fulfilment of a long-due obligation. The thesis of this presentation aims to provide an archeology-based, evidence-based and profoundness-based answer to the evertroubling question of what a 10th-11th century (the high byzantine era) imperial soldier most probably appeared like. For the sake of this research, any reliance on iconographical sources (byzantine hagiography, miniature manuscripts and religious ivory carvings) was eliminated completely, and it is only cited and linked to when there exist one or more elements that can allude, even vaguely, to archeological evidence and/or written source descriptions. The latter have been treated as the main and primary gauge of this research, as well as the careful reading and translation of primary medieval Greek textual sources…"
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Armand |
| Gazzola | 03 Sep 2024 2:20 a.m. PST |
Nice post Armand. And the Castle of Sant' Aniceto (San Niceto) displayed at the end of the article looks amazing and one of those places you would just love to visit. |
| Decebalus | 03 Sep 2024 5:54 a.m. PST |
Interesting. Miniature wise it looks like in 28mm the Perry Armenians could be used as Bycantines. |
| Gazzola | 03 Sep 2024 11:49 a.m. PST |
As it happens, I'm finding myself having a growing interest in the Byzantines, not for wargaming, more of a military history interest. But if I win the lottery that castle would be on my list to visit. |
| Tango01 | 03 Sep 2024 1:04 p.m. PST |
A votre service mes amis… Armand |
| Marcus Brutus | 03 Sep 2024 1:50 p.m. PST |
I use the Perry Armenians as Byzantine Thematic cavalry. |
| Tango01 | 04 Sep 2024 3:57 p.m. PST |
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