Books by Savvas Kyriakidis
Ed. S. Tougher, The Emperor in the Byzantine World, 2019
Companion to Byzantine Culture of War, 2018
Papers by Savvas Kyriakidis
Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Byzantinistik, 2010
The Encyclopedia of War, 2011
Syrgiannes Palaiologos Philanthropenos playedal eading role in the conflicts between factions of ... more Syrgiannes Palaiologos Philanthropenos playedal eading role in the conflicts between factions of the Byzantine aristocracy in the 1320s and 1330s. The most important historians of the period, Nikephoros Gregoras and John Kantakouzenos,depict arather negative picture of the personality of Syrgiannes. He is portrayedasanoverambitious individual who constantlyplots against the throne. He is seen as ap erjurer whose actions provet hath eh as no moral constraints and does not hesitate to betray his friends.T his imageh as influenced moderns cholarship which to al arge extent uncriticallya ccepts this negative imageofSyrgiannes without taking into consideration the biases and contradictions of the narrativesofGregoras and Kantakouzenos.The cross-examination of the information provided by these twoh istorians indicates thatalarge part of their account of the activities of Syrgiannes and his motivess hould be treated cautiously.
The Chronicle of Morea is a main narrative source for the conquest and occupation of former Byzan... more The Chronicle of Morea is a main narrative source for the conquest and occupation of former Byzantine territories by the armies of the Fourth Crusade. The aim of this article is to discuss the accounts of battles that can be found in the chronicle and to investigate the extent to which they reflect contemporary military practice, thought and ideals. Special attention will be paid to the reasoning behind the descriptions of battles and not to their accuracy or lack of it. Moreover, the present study examines the importance of this chronicle for understanding the extent to which the Latin armies of Frankish Greece modified their style of fighting through contact with a hostile culture in an alien environment.
warfare in the History of John Kamtakouzenos, 2018
Accounts of single combat between heroic figures feature prominently in descriptions of battle th... more Accounts of single combat between heroic figures feature prominently in descriptions of battle that can be found in the works of historians of the middle and late periods of Byzantine history. This article investigates the characteristics of single combat in Byzantine historiography and examines how different authors used descriptions of single combat to promote their agenda and praise the military virtues of their heroes. Moreover, it discusses the impact of Homer, Old Testament , Byzantine epic and Western European ideals on the concept and descriptions of duelling in Byzantium.
Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 2013
Byzantinoslavica, Jan 1, 2008
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Contributors are Salvatore Cosentino, Michael Grünbart, Savvas Kyriakidis, Tilemachos Lounghis, Christos Makrypoulias, Stamatina McGrath, Philip Rance, Paul Stephenson, Yannis Stouraitis, Denis Sullivan, and Georgios Theotokis.