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The Age of the ??????

The Age of the ??????

The Byzantine Navy ca 500-1204

by Elizabeth M. Jeffreys and John Pryor
Hardback
Publication Date: 30/06/2006

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This volume examines the development and evolution of the war galley known as the Dromon, and its relative, the Chelandion, from first appearance in the sixth century until its supercession in the twelfth century by the Galea developed in the Latin West. Beginning as a small, fully-decked, monoreme galley, by the tenth century the Dromon had become a bireme, the pre-eminent war galley of the Mediterranean. The salient features of these ships were their two-banked oarage system, the spurs at their bows which replaced the ram of classical antiquity, their lateen sails, and their primary weapon: Greek Fire.
The book contextualizes the technical characteristics of the ships within the operational history of Byzantine fleets, logistical problems of medieval naval warfare, and strategic objectives.
Surviving Byzantine sources, especially tactical manuals, are subjected to close literary and philological analysis.
ISBN:
9789004151970
9789004151970
Category:
General & world history
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
30-06-2006
Language:
English, Greek, modern (1453-)
Publisher:
Brill
Country of origin:
Netherlands
Pages:
760
Dimensions (mm):
235x155x56mm
Weight:
1.48kg

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