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Fighting Emperors of Byzantium, EPUB eBook

Fighting Emperors of Byzantium EPUB

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This lively history chronicles every Byzantine Emperor who personally fought in battle, from Constantine the Great to Constantine XI.

The Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire had to fight for survival throughout its eleven centuries of history. Military ability was therefore a prime requisite for a successful Emperor. In Fighting Emperors of Byzantium, historian John Carr explores the personal and military histories of the fighters who occupied the imperial throne at Constantinople. They include men like its founder Constantine I , Julian, Theodosius, Justinian, Heraclius, Leo I, Leo III, Basil I, Basil II (the Bulgar-slayer), Romanus IV Diogenes, Isaac Angelus, and Constantine XI.

Byzantiums emperors, and the military establishment they oversaw, can be credited with preserving Romes cultural legacy and, from the seventh century, forming a bulwark of Christendom against aggressive Islamic expansion. For this the empires military organization had to be of a high order, a continuation of Roman discipline and skill adapted to new methods of warfare.

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