Using these 9 lists and appendixes you can create over 35 different variations of armies from the Byzantine period. Later Byzantines1042-1185 AD - including the armies of the Komnenian dynasty. The Rus 750-1250 AD - including the armies of the Early Pagan and Great Rus.
Thematic Byzantines 660- 1042 AD - including the armies of the Isaurian and Macedonian dynasties.īulgars and Slavs 643- 1018 AD - including the armies of the early and later Bulgars.Įarly Caliphates 632- 1073 AD - including the armies of the Arab Conquest and Abbasids. Steppe Nomads 558-1200 AD - including the armies of the Magyars and Penchenegs. Sassanid Persians 226-649 AD - including armies for the early and later Sassanid period. Germanic Kingdoms 442-800 AD - including the armies of the Ostrogoths and Lombards. During this period we see the rise of importance of the cavalryman on the field of battle and this book reflects that development as Byzantium repeatedly struggled and triumphed.įeatured within this book are detailed army lists including:Įarly Byzantines 527-660 AD - including the armies of Justinian and Heraclius.
This 128-page sourcebook contains an historical overview of the period and covers events from 527 to 1204 A.D.
In the West, Rome may have fallen, but in the East, Byzantium ensured the Roman values and spirit endured for another 1000 years.
