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Theodore Syncellus's sermons provide contemporary evidence for devotion to the Virgin Mary in Constantinople in the 620s, first the veneration of her miraculous Robe at her church in Blachernae, and second the central role she was believed to have played in saving the city in the Avar siege of 626.

This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century BC and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries.

The History of Theophylact Simocatta, the last historian of classical antiquity, is recognized to be the primary source for information about the reign of the emperor Maurice (582-602). Yet the idiosyncracies of Theophylact's style have often deterred serious analysis of this important period. Through close examination of Theophylact's narrative and collation with other evidence, this study sorts through the obscurities, biases, and errors to ...

Justinian I (The Great) was one of the last great conquering Roman Emperors (though he never led an army in person).

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This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century BC and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries.

In the early third century AD, the Roman Empire was a force to be reckoned with, controlling vast territories and wielding enormous political power from Scotland to the Sahara. Four hundred years later, this mighty empire was falling apart in the face of ongoing problems and the government's failure to deal with them. In this challenging new volume, Michael Whitby tackles the fundamental issues (such as the rise of Christianity) that led to th...

Focused on both land and sea battle narratives of the classical world, this three-volume reference covers archaic Greece in the eighth century BC to the rise of Islam in the seventh century AD. Recent scholarship in the field of military history has tended to focus either on the mechanics of battle or on the impact of warfare on society. In The Encyclopedia of Ancient Battles, a distinguished, international group of military history scholars r...

Michael Whitby is Senior Naval Historian at the Canadian National Defence Headquarters.

In the early third century AD the Roman Empire was a force to be reckoned with, controlling vast territories and wielding enormous political power from Scotland to the Sahara. 400 years later this mighty Empire was falling apart in the face of successive problems that the rulers failed to deal with. In this challenging new volume Michael Whitby tackles the fundamental issues (such as the rise of Christianity) that led to the 'decline and fall'...

A biographical compendium of articles on the officers who led Canada's navy from 1910 to 1968.

Commander A.F.C. Layard, RN, wrote almost daily in his diary from 1913 until 1947. The pivotal 1943-45 years of this edited volume offer an extraordinarily full and honest chronicle, revealing Layard's preoccupations, both with the daily details and with the strain and responsibility of wartime command at sea.