Byzantine battle tactics
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title:
Byzantine battle tactics
text:
The Byzantine army evolved from that of the late Roman period taking as leading models and shaping itself on the late Hellenistic armies, but it became considerably more sophisticated in strategy, tactics and organization. The language of the army was still Latin, although later Greek dominated, as it became the official language of the entire empire. Unlike the Roman legions, its strength was in its cavalry, especially the armoured cataphracts, which evolved from the clibanarii of the late empi
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Military strategy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_battle_tactics
date created:
2005-11-12T18:51:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T17:34:55Z
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