Titlebook: Justinian‘s Men; Careers and Relation David Alan Parnell Book 2017 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 Byzantium.Military

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The Social Networks of Officers, career. Parnell argues that networks were required for generalship because the emperors often did not clarify the military hierarchy. The networks were however personal and social, not purely the result of career ambitions.

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Officers and Their Families,ore, not surprisingly, often a complication to the goal of running the army efficiently and on a meritorious basis. Because of their different potential impacts on the lives and careers of military men, this chapter examines male relatives in the service and dependent family members such as wives and children separately.

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Introduction,ifically and the sixth century more broadly because there were in this period many contemporary authors that thought about the army and its operation. Parnell describes these sources, including Procopius of Caesarea and Agathias of Myrina. He also outlines the reign of Justinian and introduces the other chapters of the book.

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Book 2017fferences in identity, particularly betweenRomans and those they identified as barbarians. Drawing on numerical evidenceand stories from sixth-century authors who understood the military, .Justinian’s Men. highlights asixth-century Byzantine army that was vibrant, lively, and full of individualsworking with and against each other..

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Public Perception of the Army,ce and popularity of the army varied wildly depending on whom it affected. Most military men seem to have been satisfied with the way the army functioned, most elite civilians seem to have been critical of its operation and particularly its cost, and many average civilians seem to have had reason to fear the excesses of soldiers.