True Size of a Byzantine Army [c. 900 AD] 3D DOCUMENTARY

Documentary on a Byzantine Army! Build your own historical army with 20% off Victrix Miniatures: A history documentary on the True Size of a Byzantine Army of the Thematic Reforms. We begin the episode with the broad trends of the era which had seen the Roman army transform from legions of heavy infantry to a more eastern, cavalry centric force. This system would face additional shakeups with the advent of the Thematic Reforms which moved from a fully professional force to one of rotating levies. We spend some time discussing the structure of the Themes and how its denizens were called up for war. Next we introduce the basic soldier types of the Byzantine Army before then organizing them into the ever increasing building blocks of this later Roman army. Finally, once the army is build, we cover its Roman army camp, its army march column, and its deployment in battle. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:27 Thematic Reforms 05:10 Soldiers 07:01 Kontoveriai (10) 09:26 Allaghion (50) 10:22 Vanda (200) 12:12 Infantry and Archers 13:08 Droungos (1000) 14:11 Tourma (3000) 16:55 Theme (9000) 18:45 Army Analytics 20:16 Army Camp 22:03 Army March 25:22 Army Deployment 28:15 Outro Sources: A Tenth-Century Byzantine Military Manual: The Sylloge Tacticorum by Georgios Chatzelis Warfare, State and Society in the Byzantine World, 565–1204 by John Haldon Byzantium and Its Army, 284–1081 by Warren T. Treadgold Byzantine Armies 886–1118 by Osprey Publishing The Byzantine Army by Charles River Credits: Research = Sophia Ware Script = Sophia Ware Narration = Guy Michaels Artwork = Penta Limited #history #documentary #rome