Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection Taktika of Leo VI: Revised Edition 2nd Revised edition

Although he probably never set foot on a battlefield, the Byzantine emperor Leo VI (886-912) had a lively interest in military matters. Successor to Caesar Augustus, Constantine, and Justinian, he was expected to be victorious in war and to subject barbarian peoples to Rome, so he set out to acquire a solid knowledge of military equipment and practice.The Tactical Constitutions, or Taktika, were the result. First published by Dumbarton Oaks in 2010 as part of theCorpus Fontium Historiae Byzantinae series, and now available in this updated, revised paper edition, this is the first modern critical edition of the complete text of theTaktika, including a facing English translation, explanatory notes, and extensive indexes. First published in 2010, and now available in this updated, revised paper edition, this is the first modern critical edition of the complete text of Byzantine emperor Leo VI's military treatise,The Taktika. The volume includes a facing English translation and explanatory notes by George T. Dennis, as well as extensive indexes. Autorid: Leo VI, George T. Dennis