Leo VI and the Transformation of Byzantine Strategic Thinking about the Rus'1
(2023)
Book Chapter
White, M. (2023). Leo VI and the Transformation of Byzantine Strategic Thinking about the Rus'1. In S. Torres Prieto, & A. Franklin (Eds.), Medieval Rus’ and Early Modern Russia: Texts and Contexts (3-14). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003256236-2
The arrival of the Rus’ in the Dnieper region in the mid-9th century gradually led to a reappraisal of relations on the part of the established Byzantine Empire. Where initially the newcomers were considered to be of little strategic importance, stil... Read More about Leo VI and the Transformation of Byzantine Strategic Thinking about the Rus'1.