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The ''Praecepta Militaria''〔The title was ascribed to the treatise (''Nicephori praecepta militaria'') by its first editor, J.A. Kulakovsky, in 1908〕 is the Latin conventional title given to a Byzantine military treatise, written in ca. 965 by or on behalf of Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros Phokas (r. 963-969). Its Greek title is ("Presentation and Composition on Warfare of the Lord Nikephoros"). The treatise comprises six chapters and presents the Byzantine army as it had evolved by the mid-10th century, during the campaigns of the "Byzantine Reconquest" against the Arabs in the East. As such, the treatise contains several novel aspects not touched upon in other Byzantine military manuals, such as an exact account of the formation and use of the cataphracts wedge, the new mixed infantry brigade (''taxiarchia''), the proper formation of intervals between units and of how they should be guarded, and the use of the ''menavlon'' spear. The treatise generally emphasizes on the practical aspects of warfare: various operational scenarios are discussed, as well as the setting up of camps, reconnaissance and the use of spies. The army's religious ceremonies are also emphasized, reflecting Phokas' own religious zeal.〔 The chapters are included and partially amended to account for the early 11th-century situation in the later ''Tactica'' of Nikephoros Ouranos. ==Contents== * Chapter I - On the Infantry * Chapter II - On the Heavy Infantry * Chapter III - On the ''Kataphraktoi'' * Chapter IV - Ordinance on Cavalry Deployment * Chapter V - On the Encampment * Chapter VI - Concerning Spies 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Praecepta Militaria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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