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The Age of the ΔΡΟΜΩ&#925
The Byzantine Navy CA 500-1204

English · Paperback / Softback

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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.

Originally published in hardcover


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John H. Pryor, Ph.D. (1974), Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney in Medieval Studies and History. He has published extensively on medieval Mediterranean history, especially on the Crusades and on Maritime History.
Elizabeth M. Jeffreys, B. Litt (1969) Oxford, Bywater and Sotheby Professor of Byzantine and Modern Greek language and literature, Oxford. She has published extensively on Byzantine literature, including editions of 6th, 12th, and 14th century literary texts.


Product details

Assisted by Marco Fantuzzi (Editor), Theodore Papanghelis (Editor)
Authors Elizabeth M. Jeffreys, John Pryor, Elizabeth M Jeffreys
Publisher Brill
 
Content Book
Product form Paperback / Softback
Publication date 28.02.2011
Subject Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages
 
EAN 0
Pages 832
Dimensions (packing) 15.4 x 23.1 x 4.5 cm
Weight (packing) 1,256 g
 
Series Brill's Paperback Collection
Brill's Paperback Collection
Medieval Mediterranean
Brill's Paperback Collection /
 

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