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‘The Nation which Forgets its Defenders will Itself be Forgotten’: Emperor Maurice and the Persians

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on June 2, 2014

‘The Nation which Forgets its Defenders will Itself be Forgotten’: Emperor Maurice and the Persians Stephen McCotter The Queen’s University of Belfast (2003) After World War I, Calvin Coolidge, as part of his acceptance speech for the Republican vice-presidential nomination on … Continue reading →

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The Militarisation of Roman Society, 400 – 700

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on May 22, 2014

The Militarisation of Roman Society, 400 – 700 Edward James (University of Reading) Military Aspects of Scandinavian Society in a European Perspective AD 1 – 1300  Historians and archaeologists have lavished attention on the new kingdoms established by various barbarian … Continue reading →

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The Organisation and Support of an Expeditionary Force: Manpower and Logistics in the Middle Byzantine Period

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on May 10, 2014

The Organisation and Support of an Expeditionary Force: Manpower and Logistics in the Middle Byzantine Period John Haldon  Byzantium at War (1997)  It is generally recognised that the maintenance of its armies and the recruitment and equipping of its military expeditions … Continue reading →

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Raiding and Warring in Monastic Ireland

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on March 24, 2014

Raiding and Warring in Monastic Ireland Liz FitzPatrick History Ireland: Vol.1 (1993) The historiography of Irish monasticism emphasises the glory and piety of this enlightened era, with its myriad of saints espousing high art and learning, and not only moulding this … Continue reading →

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Episodes of Medieval Warfare from the History of the Franks by Gregory of Tours

by DRM_peter Posted on June 12, 2013

One of the most important sources from the early medieval period is The History of the Franks, written in the late sixth century by Gregory of Tours, the bishop of Tours for twenty-one years and an important political figure in the Merovingian kingdom. Continue reading →

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A Byzantine campaign in the Balkans (594), according to Theophylact Simocatta

by DRM_peter Posted on June 5, 2013

Theophylact Simocatta, who wrote in the early seventh century during the reign of Heraclius (Herakleios) (610-41), was the last in the succession of secular classicizing historians devoted mainly to the military, diplomatic, and political history of the Roman empire. Continue reading →

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