Byzantine navy
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The Byzantine navy was the maritime military force of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, renowned for its use of Greek fire and its crucial role in defending and projecting imperial power across the Mediterranean.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial Byzantine fleet | 1 |
| Roman navy of the East | 1 |
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine military unit
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ naval force ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Byzantine navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Byzantine fleet
Byzantine navy ⓘ
surface form:
Roman navy of the East
|
| causeOfDecline |
financial weakness of the empire
ⓘ
loss of coastal territories ⓘ reliance on Italian mercantile fleets ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Office of the droungarios tou ploimou
ⓘ
Office of the megas doux ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
maintenance of imperial trade routes
ⓘ
preservation of Byzantine control over the Aegean ⓘ survival of Constantinople ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| declinePeriod |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| endTime | 15th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ottoman navy ⓘ |
| garrisonedIn | Byzantine maritime themes ⓘ |
| headquarters |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| influenced |
Arab naval forces
ⓘ
Italian maritime republics ⓘ medieval Mediterranean naval warfare ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Greek ⓘ |
| notableBase |
Aegean Sea Theme
ⓘ
Cibyrrhaeot Theme ⓘ Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
Samos Theme ⓘ |
| notableOpponent |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Arab fleets ⓘ Genoese navy ⓘ Ottoman navy ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman fleet
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ Venetian navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Byzantine armed forces ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Roman navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman imperial navy
|
| primaryTheater |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Black Sea ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| role |
amphibious operations
ⓘ
anti-piracy operations ⓘ defense of Constantinople ⓘ escort of merchant shipping ⓘ power projection ⓘ protection of sea lanes ⓘ support of land campaigns ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677)
ⓘ
Battle of Lalakaon (support role, 863) ⓘ Battle of Syllaeum (677) ⓘ Battle of the Masts (655) ⓘ Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
surface form:
First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678)
Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717–718) ⓘ campaigns in southern Italy ⓘ defense of Constantinople during Arab sieges ⓘ reconquest of Crete (960–961) ⓘ |
| startTime | 4th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| used | Greek fire ⓘ |
| usedShipType |
chelandion
ⓘ
dromon ⓘ galea ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
lateen sails
ⓘ
oared galleys ⓘ siphon projectors for Greek fire ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
archers
ⓘ
ballistae ⓘ boarding tactics ⓘ catapults ⓘ ramming tactics ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imperial Byzantine fleet
this entity surface form:
Roman navy of the East
subject surface form:
Constantine IV