dr Szymon Wierzbiński

Section 26.: Chronographies and letopises. Historical literature of the Byzantine-Slavic cultural circles in the Middle Ages. Sources from the eastern periphery of the Piasts’ power territory

The aim of this paper is to analyse the motives raised by Byzantine leaders, delivered to the army before, during or after a battle. The context of the Arab wars in the 10th century is not accidental, because on the one hand it was a time of revival of Byzantine arms, and on the other hand it was the twilight of the power of the warlike Arab emirates on the eastern borders of the empire. An aspect that received particular attention was the way in which soldiers were motivated, as well as an attempt to notice important political aspects that came up during the speech.