Byzantium And Its Army, 284-1081

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This is a study of the role of the army in the Byzantine state. The author traces the army's impact on the Byzantine state and society from its reorganization under Diocletian (284-305) to its disintegration in the aftermath of the battle of Manzikert (1071). He examines changes in military organization, size and finance, problems of evidence, and the influence of army requirements on the general Byzantine economy through its dominant share of the state budget and extensive arrangements for military supplies.