Justinian's men : careers and relationships of Byzantine army officers, 518-610 /: careers and relationships of Byzantine army officers, 518-610. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Alan Parnell.
• Authors: Parnell, David Alan
• Contents: The Effectiveness of€the€ArmyChapter 9: Conclusion; Bibliography; Secondary Sources; Primary Sources; Index. Chapter 6: Officers and€Their FamiliesExamples of€Family Military Service; Implications of€Family Service; Wives and€Children of€Justinian's Men; Chapter 7: Officers and€Their Men; Positive Descriptions of€Individual Soldiers; Neutral Descriptions of€Individual Soldiers; Negative Descriptions of€Individual Soldiers; The Grievances of€Soldiers Against Officers; Were There Relationships Between Officers and€Soldiers?; Chapter 8: Public Perception of€the€Army; The Opinions of€Soldiers and€Officers; The Opinions of€Average Civilians; The Opinions of€Elite Civilian Authors. Did Cultural Distinctions Impact Relationships in€the€Army? Romans Working with€Barbarians; Chapter 4: Officers and€Their Emperor; Appointment: Gaining a€Position; Review: Keeping a€Position; Moving On: Promotion, Transfer or Dismissal; The Goals of€Emperor and€Officers; Chapter 5: The Social Networks of€Officers; Belisarius and€Narses in€Italy, 538-539; Populating the€Social Networks in€Italy, 538-539; Interpreting the€Social Networks in€Italy, 538-539; Other Instances of€Social Networks in€Justinian's€Army; Explaining Social Networks in€the€Reign of€Justinian. Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Table; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Byzantine Army Structure; Basic Divisions; Size andUnits; Ranks andPositions; Recruitment intheSixth-Century Army; Promotion; Chapter 3: Identity intheArmy: Romans andBarbarians; The Distinction Between Romans andBarbarians; Laws andInstitutions; Religion andLanguage; Customs; Proportion ofRomans andBarbarians intheArmy; Ranks ofRomans andBarbarian Officers intheArmy; Did Cultural Distinctions Impact Careers intheArmy?
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (228 pages)
• Subjects: 949.5013; History; Armies -- Byzantine Empire -- History; History -- Middle East -- General; Political Science -- History & Theory; Asian history; Political science & theory; World politics; History -- Europe -- General; European history; Byzantine Empire -- History, Military -- 527-1081; Byzantine Empire; Military history
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137562043
• Related ISBNs: 9781137562036
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