{"product_id":"maurices-strategikon-handbook-of-byzantine-military-strategy-paperback","title":"Maurice's Strategikon: Handbook of Byzantine Military Strategy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge T. Dennis\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eConor Whately\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis military handbook, attributed to the Byzantine emperor Maurice (582-602), is an invaluable source not only for early Byzantine history, but also for the history of the art of war. Intended as a guide for field commanders and campaigners, the \u003ci\u003eStrategikon \u003c\/i\u003econtains a wealth of information on practical aspects of Byzantine warfare: weaponry and armor, daily life on the march or in camp, clothing, food, medical care, and military law. It also offers detailed eyewitness accounts and ethnographic descriptions of the various peoples--Persians, Slavs, Lombards, and Avars--that the Byzantine armies would have encountered as enemies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge T. Dennis's translation--the first complete translation of this important text into English--renders the \u003ci\u003eStrategikon\u003c\/i\u003e's straightforward, practical Greek into accessible and engaging prose. A new foreword by Conor Whately updates the volume with a brief survey of advances in scholarly understanding of the \u003ci\u003eStrategikon \u003c\/i\u003eand its historical context in the decades since the publication of Dennis's translation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to being the editor of the definitive Greek text of the \u003ci\u003eStrategikon\u003c\/i\u003e, George T. Dennis (1923-2010) was the editor and translator of \u003ci\u003eThree Byzantine Military Treatises \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of Manuel II Palaeologus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConor Whately is Professor of Classics at the University of Winnipeg.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978194190637,"sku":"9781512828368","price":37.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/EdMME4edX59781512828368.webp?v=1775800949","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/maurices-strategikon-handbook-of-byzantine-military-strategy-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}