NAVAL WARFARE UNDER THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE: From Justinian I to the Fourth Crusade

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Delves into the profound significance of naval and maritime power in shaping the destinies of ancient empires, with a particular focus on the Empire of the Romans in the East. Details how the imperial fleet played crucial roles in the Empire's reconquest of the West by Justinian I, its struggles against the Muslim Arabs (which turned the Mediterranean into a naval war zone), as well as its resurgence in the tenth and eleventh centuries. Explores the empire's pivotal history from its zenith in the sixth century, a time when the remnants of the Roman Empire aspired to restore its former glory, to its demise at the hands of the Westerners in the early thirteenth century. Contains 16 mono illustrations.