Stratagems and the Byzantine culture of war: the theory of military trickery and ethics in Byzantium (c. 900–1204)
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Georgios Chatzelis
Abstract
Although there has been significant scholarly attention on just war (jus ad bellum) in Byzantium and an increasing interest in the study of the Byzantine culture of war, military trickery and jus in bello (just conduct of war) remain largely unexplored by Byzantinists. This paper aims to fill this gap by studying the theory of military trickery and ethics in Byzantium, c. 900 -1204. It explores and analyses this aspect of jus in bello in Byzantium by employing methods and concepts from Byzantine history, war studies and military ethics. The paper begins by examining the impact of dominant literary traditions (Classical and Biblical) on Byzantine perceptions of military trickery, and then explores the reception and development of Classical and Biblical notions of military trickery and ethics by different sub-cultures in Byzantium (e. g., theologians, jurists, tacticians, historians, orators, poets). The author then attempts to frame a more complete theory of Byzantine military trickery and ethics, and to reflect on the relationship between jus ad bellum and jus in bello in Byzantium.
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- 10.1515/bz-2022-toc
- Siglenverzeichnis
- Abteilung I
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- Further useful Psalms
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- Niamh Bhalla. Experiencing the Last Judgement, bespr. von Dimitra Kotoula
- Elena N. Boeck. The Bronze Horseman of Justinian in Constantinople, bespr. von András Kraft
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- Nachrichten
- Totentafel
- Nachruf
- Tafelanhang
Articles in the same Issue
- Titelei
- 10.1515/bz-2022-toc
- Siglenverzeichnis
- Abteilung I
- Stratagems and the Byzantine culture of war: the theory of military trickery and ethics in Byzantium (c. 900–1204)
- Novel quotes: Achilles Tatius and Heliodorus in Byzantine sacro-profane florilegia
- Performance, ceremonial and power in the basilikoi logoi by Theophylact of Ohrid
- The economy of Melitene/Malaṭya and its role in the Byzantine-Islamic trade (seventh to eleventh centuries)
- Ein tödliches Kinderspiel und seine prognostische Bewältigung. Zu Proc. Bella 5(1).20, 1–4
- Revisiting the cod. 31 New Testament of the Hagia Lavra at Kalavryta
- The Baptistery in the North Church of Shivta: structure, ritual, art
- The Belissariotai family: a contribution to Byzantine prosopography
- A late Byzantine book inventory in Sofia, Dujčev gr. 253 (olim Kosinitsa 265) – a monastic or private library?
- Die Briefe des Gregorios Chioniades
- Biblical references in catecheses about the Holy Mass by Cyril of Jerusalem
- Further useful Psalms
- Abteilung II
- Niamh Bhalla. Experiencing the Last Judgement, bespr. von Dimitra Kotoula
- Elena N. Boeck. The Bronze Horseman of Justinian in Constantinople, bespr. von András Kraft
- Pablo Cavallero. La lengua griega en Bizancio, bespr. von Tómas Fernández Caracciolo
- Brigitte Pitarakis (Ed.). From Istanbul to Byzantium, 1800–1955, bespr. von Niamh Bhalla
- Nachrichten
- Totentafel
- Nachruf
- Tafelanhang
