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This is a list of civil wars or other internal civil conflicts fought during the history of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire (330–1453). The definition of organized civil unrest is any conflict that was fought within the borders of the Byzantine Empire, with at least one opposition leader against the ruling government.
This is a list of the wars or external conflicts fought during the history of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire (395–1453). For internal conflicts see the list of Byzantine revolts and civil wars. For conflicts of the Ancient Roman Kingdom, Republic and Empire see the: List of Roman wars and battles.
The following is a list of battles fought by the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire, from the 6th century AD until its dissolution in the mid-15th century, organized by date. The list is not exhaustive.
This category includes historical wars in which the Byzantine Empire ... List of Byzantine wars; Military conquests of Umar's era; A. ... Sasanian civil war of 589–591;
Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347; Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357; Byzantine civil war of 1373–1379; E. Epirote–Nicaean conflict; H. Heraclian revolt; I ...
The Byzantine Empire's military tradition originated in the late Roman period, taking as leading models the late Hellenistic armies and treatises of war, and its armies always included professional infantry soldiers. That being said, in the middle period especially infantry took a backseat to the cavalry, now the main offensive arm of the army.
The civil war proved a critical turning point in the history of the Byzantine Empire. In the words of the Byzantinist Angeliki Laiou , "after the end of the second civil war, Byzantium was an empire in name only", [ 107 ] while according to Eva de Vries-Van der Velden, it marks "the point of rupture between the 'decline' and 'the fall' of the ...
'Late Byzantine Elites and Military Literature: Authors, Readers and Manuscripts (11th-15th Centuries)' in: G. Theotokis and A. Yildiz (edd.), A Military History of the Mediterranean Sea – Aspects of War, Diplomacy and Military Elites. Leiden/Boston. pp. 255– 286. {}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ; Rance, Philip (2022).