• Foreword
• List of Abbreviations and Bibliography
• List of Secondary Works
• List of Illustrations and Maps
• Preface to the Reprint
• Part I: Texts and Translations
The Praecepta militaria of the Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas (963 - 969) The Taktika of Nikephoros Ouranos, Chapters 56 through 65
• Part II: Historical Commentary
1. Nikephoros Phokas and the Praecepta militaria
2. The Byzantine Expeditionary Army
3. The Offspring of Hagar
4. Sowing the Dragon’s Teeth: The Byzantine Army in Battle
5. The Army on Campaign
• Afterword
• Appendix
• Glossary of Terms
• Greek Index
• General Index
• Manuscripts Cited

Eric McGeer teaches Latin and history at St. Clement’s School in Toronto. He has been a research associate at Dumbarton Oaks and has taught Byzantine history at Harvard University and the Université de Montréal.

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