The Reign of Bahrām V Gōr: The Revitalization of the Empire through Mounted Archery

• Authors: SYVÄNNE Ilkka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article reconstructs the military history of Persia under a Bahrām V Gōr, and points out the historical significance of his reign and campaigns as well as the importance of his military reforms – in particular the importance of the adoption of the new style of archery and cavalry tactics.

Keywords

EN

Archery; Late Antiquity; Military History; Sasanian Army; Sasanian Warfare

• Publisher: Instytut Historii Uniwersytet w Siedlcach
• Journal: Historia i Świat
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 71-102

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

SYVÄNNE Ilkka

• Finnish Society for Byzantine Studies, Finland

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ISSN

2299-2464