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Pillages, tributs, captifs : prédation et sociétés de l'Antiquité tardive au haut Moyen Âge/ Trib... more Pillages, tributs, captifs : prédation et sociétés de l'Antiquité tardive au haut Moyen Âge/ Tributzahlungen, Plünderungen, und Gefangennahmen: die Aneignung von fremdem Eigentum von der Spätantike zum frühen Mittelalter
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Η βυζαντινή αυτοκρατορία στη μακραίωνη πορεία της έχει να αφηγηθεί πολλές «Ιστορίες Πολέ... more Η βυζαντινή αυτοκρατορία στη μακραίωνη πορεία της έχει να αφηγηθεί πολλές «Ιστορίες Πολέμου». Πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο σε αυτές έπαιξε σαφώς ο στρατός της. Ωστόσο, αναλόγως των στρατιωτικών αναγκών και των πολιτικών συνθηκών χρησιμοποίησε σε μεγάλο βαθμό στρατεύματα προερχόμενα από πολλές και διαφορετικές εθνικές ομάδες. Τα μισθοφορικά στρατεύματα άλλοτε λειτούργησαν επικουρικά του τακτικού στρατού, ενώ άλλες φορές αποτέλεσαν τον κορμό του. Η συνεισφορά τους σε αρκετές επιτυχίες της Μέσης βυζαντινής περιόδου τους κατέστησε όλο και πιο σημαντικούς για την παραπαίουσα αυτοκρατορία της Ύστερης περιόδου, που πλέον αδυνατούσε να πληρώσει για τις υπηρεσίες τους. Στόχος της παρούσας ανακοίνωσης είναι να συζητήσει το ζήτημα των μισθοφορικών στρατευμάτων τα οποία χρησιμοποίησε το Βυζάντιο και να εξετάσει το ρόλο τους. Το χρονικό πλαίσιο της μετάβασης από τη Μέση στην Ύστερη βυζαντινή περίοδο πιστεύουμε ότι θα επιτρέψει τη διερεύνηση ερωτημάτων σχετικά με την έννοια του όρου «μισθοφόρος», την εξέλιξη του ρόλου των μισθοφορικών ομάδων αλλά και σχετικά με τις διαφορετικές μορφές τους τις οποίες συναντούμε στις πηγές, από τους Βαράγγους της αυτοκρατορικής φρουράς έως τις γνωστές «Εταιρείες» ξένων μισθοφόρων. Σαφώς, οι επαγγελματίες αυτοί στρατιώτες επηρέασαν την αυτοκρατορία τόσο σε στρατιωτικό επίπεδο όσο και σε οικονομικό και κοινωνικό. Αν και η παρούσα ανακοίνωση δε στοχεύει στην ανάλυση των συνεπειών από τη στρατολόγηση μισθοφόρων, πιστεύουμε ότι θα μπορέσουν να διαφανούν εκείνες οι ανάγκες και περιστάσεις, οι οποίες οδήγησαν στη στρατολόγηση-πρόσληψη μισθοφορικών ομάδων και επαγγελματιών του πολέμου.
The Byzantine Empire, throughout its over-millennial history, has a lot of “Histories of War” to tell. The main protagonist was clearly its army. However, depending on the military needs and political conditions, foreign armies were used coming from various ethnic teams. Mercenaries were either auxiliary or the main body of the Byzantine army. Their contribution in several Byzantine victories during the Middle Byzantine period made them even more important for the crumbling empire of the later years who couldn’t afford them any more. This presentation aims to discuss the matter of mercenary troops used by the Byzantines and examine their role. The time frame of the transition from the Middle to the Late Byzantine period will allow us to explore different issues related to the meaning of the term “mercenary”, the evolution of the role of mercenary corps but also the range of forms in which they appear in contemporary Byzantine accounts, from the Varangians of the imperial guard to the notorious “Companies” of foreign warriors. Obviously, these professional soldiers influenced the Empire not only in the military field, but in the economic and social as well. Although this presentation does not aspire to analyse the consequences of hiring mercenaries, we believe we can reveal the needs and circumstances that made necessary the recruitment-hiring of mercenary corps and war professionals.
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by Theodora Konstantellou, Kostas Paloukis, João Vicente de Medeiros Publio Dias, Pavla Drapelova, Dimitris Angelis-Dimakis, Giorgos Spentzos, Marilia Lykaki, Paolo Daniele Scirpo, Nikos Kapodistrias, Dr Vasilis Nedos, Themistoklis Pagoudis, Αντώνης Αμπούτης, Panagiotis G . M . Stamatopoulos, Kleanthis Zouboulakis, Nafsika Vassilopoulou, Koukouna Anastasia, Dora Contogeorgi, Vasiliki Boura, András Kraft, Jérôme Verdoot, Manolis Pagkalos, and Maria-Konstantina (Maritina) G . LEONTSINI
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Γ' Συνέδριο Νέων Ερευνητών by Marilia Lykaki
by Σύλλογος Μεταπτυχιακών Φοιτητών Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας ΕΚΠΑ Postgraduate Association of the Faculty of History and Archaeology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Pavla Drapelova, PANAGIOTIS DIMAS, Marilia Lykaki, Paolo Daniele Scirpo, maria anemodoura, Dr Vasilis Nedos, Michael Naidos, Αντώνης Αμπούτης, Panagiotis G . M . Stamatopoulos, Kleanthis Zouboulakis, and Nafsika Vassilopoulou
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Conference Presentations by Marilia Lykaki
The Byzantine Empire, throughout its over-millennial history, has a lot of “Histories of War” to tell. The main protagonist was clearly its army. However, depending on the military needs and political conditions, foreign armies were used coming from various ethnic teams. Mercenaries were either auxiliary or the main body of the Byzantine army. Their contribution in several Byzantine victories during the Middle Byzantine period made them even more important for the crumbling empire of the later years who couldn’t afford them any more. This presentation aims to discuss the matter of mercenary troops used by the Byzantines and examine their role. The time frame of the transition from the Middle to the Late Byzantine period will allow us to explore different issues related to the meaning of the term “mercenary”, the evolution of the role of mercenary corps but also the range of forms in which they appear in contemporary Byzantine accounts, from the Varangians of the imperial guard to the notorious “Companies” of foreign warriors. Obviously, these professional soldiers influenced the Empire not only in the military field, but in the economic and social as well. Although this presentation does not aspire to analyse the consequences of hiring mercenaries, we believe we can reveal the needs and circumstances that made necessary the recruitment-hiring of mercenary corps and war professionals.
Γ' Συνέδριο Νέων Ερευνητών by Marilia Lykaki
Conferences Organised by Marilia Lykaki
The Byzantine Empire, throughout its over-millennial history, has a lot of “Histories of War” to tell. The main protagonist was clearly its army. However, depending on the military needs and political conditions, foreign armies were used coming from various ethnic teams. Mercenaries were either auxiliary or the main body of the Byzantine army. Their contribution in several Byzantine victories during the Middle Byzantine period made them even more important for the crumbling empire of the later years who couldn’t afford them any more. This presentation aims to discuss the matter of mercenary troops used by the Byzantines and examine their role. The time frame of the transition from the Middle to the Late Byzantine period will allow us to explore different issues related to the meaning of the term “mercenary”, the evolution of the role of mercenary corps but also the range of forms in which they appear in contemporary Byzantine accounts, from the Varangians of the imperial guard to the notorious “Companies” of foreign warriors. Obviously, these professional soldiers influenced the Empire not only in the military field, but in the economic and social as well. Although this presentation does not aspire to analyse the consequences of hiring mercenaries, we believe we can reveal the needs and circumstances that made necessary the recruitment-hiring of mercenary corps and war professionals.