Byzantine war ideology between Roman imperial concept and Christian religion : Akten des Internationalen Symposiums (Wien, 19.-21. Mai 2011)

Foreword . . 7
Byzantine Approaches to Warfare (6th - 12th centuries). An Introduction . . 9
The Heraclians and Holy War . . 17
Emperor Constans IPs Intervention in Italy and its Ideological Significance . . 27
Opposition to Iconoclasm as Grounds for Civil War . . 33
The Holiness of the Warrior: Physical and Spiritual Power in the Borderland between Byzantium and Islam . . 41
The Ideology of War in the Military Harangues of Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos . . 47
War and Nation-building in Widukind of Corvey's Deeds of the Saxons . . 57
Conceptions of War and Peace in Anna Comnena's Alexiad . . 69
1176 - A Byzantine Crusade? . . 81
Niketas Choniates and the Image of the Enemy after the Latin Capture of Constantinople . . 87
Reflections on Byzantine War Ideology in Late Byzantium . . 99
Civilians as Combatants in Byzantium: Ideological versus Practical Considerations . . 109
"Holy War" In Byzantium Twenty Years Later: A Question of Term Definition and Interpretation . . 121

Selected Bibliography . . 133
Index . . 135
Verzeichnis der Autoren . . 139