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Re: Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - Eleatic Guest - 08-05-2011
Perhaps slightly off-topic here ( :mrgreen: ), but what is a good reference on the -rare- Byzantine use of gunpowder weapons in the 14th and 15th century?
Re: Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - hoplite14gr - 09-09-2011
firearms is generally believed they were not of Byzantine manufacture but imported.
In Frantzes cronicle, Lukas Notaras tells Palaologos that the guns are more damaging to the wall than to the enemy.
Latiniknon finaly in English from my blog:
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/latinikon-the-controversial-knights-of-byzantium/
Better late than never :mrgreen:
Re: Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - hoplite14gr - 11-15-2011
miliitary saints from Laconia.
http://www.apidealakonias.gr/uploads/image/Opseis%20BOOK/sel41b.jpg
http://www.apidealakonias.gr/uploads/image/Opseis%20BOOK/sel46a.jpg
Re: Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - Robert Vermaat - 11-15-2011
Thanks Stefanos!
Quote:miliitary saints from Laconia.That second one, that's an angel, right, not a military saint? Can't quite make out what armour he is wearing...
http://www.apidealakonias.gr/uploads/image/Opseis%20BOOK/sel41b.jpg
http://www.apidealakonias.gr/uploads/image/Opseis%20BOOK/sel46a.jpg
Re: Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - hoplite14gr - 11-15-2011
I think it is a studded leather jacket
Re: Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-15-2011
Archangel Michael or Gabriel?
Re: Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - batesmotel - 11-15-2011
Is there a strong reason to believe the angel is wearing armor at all rather than just clothing. If someone didn't tell me otherwise, I'd interpret what might be studs as just decoration on clothing.
Chris
Re: Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - Peter Raftos - 11-18-2011
I am pretty sure the 'armour" is actually a jewel encrusted superhumeral.
Re: Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - richard robinson - 11-18-2011
I would agree with Mr Raftos re this particular Angel
regards
Richard
Re: Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - Urselius - 07-06-2012
The depictions of Byzantine kremasmata (skirt defenses) have interested me for some time the following 12th century steatite icon is particularly illuminating:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Byzantine_-_St_George_and_the_Dragon_-_Walters_41205.jpg
St. George wears a klivanion and kremasmata. The detailling is excellent. I know that Dawson has often interpreted such vertical banding patterns as depicting the stitching on quilted textile. However, here rivet heads are, I think, shown fairly unequivocally. Quilted textile on its own has no need of rivets. Either metal splints, each attached to a backing by a rivet, and below the rivet a single lacing point, or alternatively a brigandine-like arrangement of metal splints between two layers of textile, held together by rivets and stitching, are being depicted.
Re: Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - AMELIANVS - 07-19-2012
In the past I had available this byzantine silver plate depicting Achilles and Briseis from around 550 AD in high resolution,I think I got it from wikipedia,but now I can not find it there anymore,at least not under the names Achilles or Briseis,nor in my home files.I could not find it also anywhere else on the Internet(only in very bad resolution)...so I would be grateful if anyone can post it here in good resolution quality.
Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - hoplite14gr - 09-14-2012
15th century Cretan archer from those that defended Constandinople in 1453 AD
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ePAPbenf3gM/T0-Ncl3qyWI/AAAAAAAAAj4/Enhcw5yIz7E/s300/_Veccelio.jpg
Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - Gaius Julius Caesar - 04-08-2013
Hello people,
are there any people who have information on this axe, ie dimensions and weight?
Any help would be appreciated.
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Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - Gaius Julius Caesar - 04-08-2013
Who ever moved this to where it is now, could you either put it some where sensible, or leave it to Caballo, as I have already asked him to move it to the Byzantine topic area.
:whistle: (which is still in the late Roman era.....so not off topic)
Byzantine Weapons and Warfare - Gaius Julius Caesar - 04-08-2013
There is very little info on this in the Osprey book, and apart from these images which can be found on the web, I am not sure how I would find the info I need.
Perhaps some of the guys from the Balkan region would have this info?