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| Author | : Anonim |
| File Size | : 54,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 04 September 2018 |
| ISBN | : 9789004363731 |
| Pages | : 500 pages |
The Byzantine Culture of War offers a critical approach to the study of military organisation and warfare as fundamental aspects of the East Roman society and culture in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
The Byzantine Culture of War offers a critical approach to the study of military organisation and warfare as fundamental aspects of the East Roman society and culture in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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