[PDF.01gh] The Soldier's Life: Martial Virtues and Manly Romanitas in the Early Byzantine Empire

This monograph examines the various ways martial virtues and images of the soldier’s life shaped early Byzantine cultural ideals of masculinity. It contends that in many of the visual and literary sources from the fourth to the seventh centuries CE, conceptualisations of the soldier’s life and the ideal manly life were often the same. By taking this stance, the book challenges the view found in many recent studies on Late Roman and early Byzantine masculin...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Soldier's Life: Martial Virtues and Manly Romanitas in the Early Byzantine Empire   |  Michael Edward Stewart.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.