The age of the dromōn :: the Byzantine navy ca 500-1204 /

This volume examines the development and evolution of the war galley known as the Dromon , and its relative, the Chelandion , from first appearance in the sixth century until its supercession in the twelfth century by the Galea developed in the Latin West. Beginning as a small, fully-decked, monorem...

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1. Verfasser: Pryor, John H., 1947-
Weitere Verfasser: Jeffreys, Elizabeth, Ibn Manjlī, Muḥammad, active 1362-1376, Shboul, Ahmad M. H.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Ancient Greek
Arabic
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.
Schriftenreihe:Medieval Mediterranean ; v. 62.
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Zusammenfassung:This volume examines the development and evolution of the war galley known as the Dromon , and its relative, the Chelandion , from first appearance in the sixth century until its supercession in the twelfth century by the Galea developed in the Latin West. Beginning as a small, fully-decked, monoreme galley, by the tenth century the Dromon had become a bireme, the pre-eminent war galley of the Mediterranean. The salient features of these ships were their two-banked oarage system, the spurs at their bows which replaced the ram of classical antiquity, their lateen sails, and their primary weapon: Greek Fire. The book contextualizes the technical characteristics of the ships within the operational history of Byzantine fleets, logistical problems of medieval naval warfare, and strategic objectives. Surviving Byzantine sources, especially tactical manuals, are subjected to close literary and philological analysis.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (lxxvii, 754 pages) : illustrations, maps
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789047409939
9047409930
1281399558
9781281399557
9786611399559
6611399550
9004151974
9789004151970
ISSN:0928-5520 ;