MILITARY HISTORY OF BYZANTINE ROME, 1204-1261

Highlights how Byzantine military resilience persisted through 1204-1261, shaping successor states and ultimately reopening Constantinople's fate. Numerous leaders rose to resist the conquerors, and three so-called Byzantine successor states known as Nicaea, Epiros, and Trebizond, proved durable. Chronicles campaigns and battles for survival and recovery, culminating in the recapture of Constantinople by Nicaean troops in 1261. Shows how the military institutions and methods of warfare showed much continuity with the earlier Byzantine art of war, and also how they adapted to the evolving strategic situation and new enemies. Contains 20 mono illustrations.