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Military History of Late Rome 565–602 Kindle Edition

by Ilkka Syvänne (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A fresh analysis of the Roman Empire in the aftermath of the reconquests of Justinian I.
 
It is often claimed that Justinian overstretched the Roman resources, but the analysis in Military History of Late Rome 565-602 proves that view wrong. It demonstrates that the initial troubles were largely the result of the mistakes of Justin II, and that his successors, Tiberius II and Maurice, not only restored its fortunes but were, at the time of Maurice’s death, actually poised to complete the reconquests of Justinian.
 
It was thanks to the reforms of Maurice, which were codified in the military treatise the Strategikon, that the Roman army had achieved a position of relative superiority over all of its enemies—so that by 602 the Romans had decisively defeated the Persians, Slavs, and Avars. These gains, however, were lost when Maurice was murdered in a military mutiny that brought Phocas to power. This volume explains why the Roman army overthrew one of the greatest Roman emperors who ever lived.
 
This was an era of epic battles, so the author also pays particular attention to the period tactics and analyzes all the period battles in great detail. These include such battles as Melitene, Constantia, Sirmium, Nymphius River, Solanchon, Lake Urmiah, Plain of Canzak, Iatrus, and the epic battles of Priscus and Comentiolus in the Balkans.
 
Praise for Military History of Late Rome 425–457
 
“An outstanding work . . . [the series] gives us a very good picture of the long process that has come to be known as the ‘Fall of Rome.’ This is an invaluable read for anyone with an interest in Late Antiquity.” —The NYMAS Review
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“…continues Professor Ilkka Syvanne's Roman military history series… a prized and recommended addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library Roman History collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.”
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About the Author

Dr. Ilkka Syvänne gained his doctorate in history in 2004 from the University of Tampere in his native Finland. Since then he has written extensively about ancient and medieval warfare and his publications include: 'The Age of Hippotoxotai, Art of War in Roman Military Revival and Disaster 491-636' (Tampere UP 2004), 'The Reign of Gallienus' (Pen & Sword, 2019), the multivolume 'Military History of Late Rome' published by Pen & Sword and the critically acclaimed Caracalla. He is the co-author with Professor Katarzyna Maksymiuk of the 'Military History of Third Century Iran' (Siedlce UP, 2018) and the 'Military History of Fifth Century Iran' (Siedlce UP, 2019). He was Vice Chairman of the Finnish Society for Byzantine Studies from 2007 until 2016. He has been an Affiliated Professor of the University of Haifa since 2016. He lives in Kangasala, Finland.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B195RWDR
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (September 21, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 21, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 35701 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 764 pages
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Wie alle Bücher der Reihe sehr interessant.
Allerdings tauchen in verschiedenen Büchern der Reihe die gleichen Bilder auf.
Ein entsprechender Hinweis/Begründung des Autors wäre wünschenswert.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Toller Inhalt, schlecht illustriert
Reviewed in Germany on November 29, 2022
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Das Buch ist wie die anderen Teile eine wertvolle Fleißarbeit und inhaltlich absolut gelungen. Sehr enttäuscht bin ich von den schlecht geratenen Illustrationen und Grafiken. Das Titelbild vermittelt einen falschen Eindruck: um solche Fotos von tollen Reenactor-Arbeiten geht es in diesem Band so gar nicht. Die Osprey- und anverwandten Publikationen sind mit ihren Rekonstruktionsdarstellungen sehr weit voraus - die müsste man sich als Bebilderung des Inhalts quasi danebenlegen...
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