About the problem of Byzantine influence on the warfare of the Northern Black Sea region nomads: the analysis of the sources of 10th – 13th centuries

Abstract

The relationship of the Byzantine Empire and the Northern Black Sea region nomads in military sphere in 10th – 13th centuries are considered in present article on the basis of written and archaeological sources. The issues of interaction between the parties in military clashes, some aspects of sharing traditions in the military, weapons, methods and techniques of warfare are also concerned. An attempt is made to generalize the data of written sources and to correlate them with archaeological sources.

Keywords

• византийская империя, северное причерноморье, кочевники, военное дело.