Byzantine Navy and
Military
Byzantine Navy
Byzantine Ship Building
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Ships could be built in many shapes
and sizes.
The ships could be as long as 50
meters and 5 meters wide.
The ships could carry up to 300 men
(fighting marines and rowers).
Byzantine Navy Strengths and
Weaknesses
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The Byzantine navy created more
maneuverable ships that were the
same size as Roman Ships
The Byzantine empire improved the
armor and weaponry of the ships
The Byzantine ships were still very
vulnerable from behind
Byzantine Navy Tactics
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The Byzantine navy would trick the
enemies ships into a tight pass which gave
them an advantage
They would use their maneuverability to
confuse the enemy
The navy used Greek fire traps to burn the
enemy
The navy came up with Greek fire which
was an important weapon.
Byzantine Army
Byzantine Army Weapons
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Composite bow
Spathion
Byzantine Army Strengths and
weaknesses
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The Army had a strong cavalry
Byzantine infantry were trained to
operate with cavalry and to exploit
any gaps created by the cavalry.
The Army was well trained to protect
each other and work together
Byzantine Army Tactics
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One tactic was to send a chiliarchia to
seize and defend a high position, such
as the top of a hill, as a diversion, the
Cataphracts or Klibanophoroi,
supported by the reserve infantry,
enveloped the enemy's flank.
The infantry would often open a hole
in their lines to let the cavalry through
Byzantine Army Formations
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Chiliarchiai Formation
Byzantine Troops
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Cataphract
Varganians
Questions
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1.) What were the two main
weapons for the Byzantine army
2.) what was an important weapon
the navy came up with
3.) What was the most important
part of the Byzantine army
Answers
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1.) The Composite Bow and spathion
or ax
2.) Greek Fire
3.) The Cavalry
Works cited
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http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MA/
BYZ.HTM
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecke
d/topic/87186/Byzantine-Empire
http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Me
dieval/war/ByzantineArmy.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/byza
ntine-army-1