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- ISBN 9781846034046
- Weight: 243g
- Dimensions: 180 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 10 Aug 2009
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Regarded as the elite arm of the military during the Middle Byzantine period, the cavalry executed high speed reconnaissance, agile arrow barrages and crippling blows to enemy formations.
Its ranks were filled primarily through direct recruitment or hereditary service by holders of military lands, but in times of crisis irregulars would be temporarily enlisted. An accessible study of the medieval Romaic soldier's life, this is a thorough and detailed examination of their training, weaponry, dress and daily life. A colourful addition to the Warrior series, it re-affirms the importance of cavalry troops in military victories of the period.
Making use of original Greek source material, and featuring unpublished manuscript images, this follow-on volume to Warrior 118 Byzantine Infantryman c.900–1204 brings the world of the Byzantine cavalryman vividly to life.
Dr Timothy Dawson gained his PhD in Classics (Byzantine Studies) from the University of New England, New South Wales, Australia in 2003. He has lectured and written for many years on Byzantine, Greek and Roman armies and in the 1980s operated Australia's first historical European combat school, Amyna (Greek for 'defence').
Entirely self-taught, Giuseppe Rava has established himself as a leading military history artist. He is inspired by the works of the great military artists, such as Detaille, Meissonier, Röchling, Lady Butler, Ottenfeld and Angus McBride. He lives and works in Italy.
