Mark C. Bartusis opens an extraordinary window on the Byzantine Empire during its last centuries by providing the first comprehensive treatment of the dying empire's military. The late Byzantine period was a time characterized by both civil strife and foreign invasion and framed by two cataclysmic events: the fall of Constantinople to the western Europeans in 1204 and again to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. While the army enjoyed a highly visible presence during this time, it was increasingly ineffective in defending the state. This failure is central to understanding the persistence of the wester The Late Byzantine Army - Mark C. Bartusis od authora Mark C. Bartusis a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
Mark C. Bartusis |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
464 |
| Typ |
filmy |
| Nakladatelství |
vydavateľ neuvedený |
