Mamuka Tsurtsumia
Biographic Data
| ID | 6418067 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mamuka Tsurtsumia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mamuka |
| FAMILY NAME | Tsurtsumia |
| SIGNATURE | TSURTSUMIA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tbilisi State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9892-7810 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Church of Georgia in War
In Western Europe the Church as an institution was integrated into the military system and was obliged to serve the monarchy. Apart from performing vassal duties, the Latin clergy frequently participated in military actions. Although the Church laws forbade clergymen to shed blood, there were many examples of the violation of this rule. The attitude of the Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire concerning the possible participation of the clergy…
Medieval Georgian Poliorcetica
In the medieval art of war siege constituted one of the principal forms of fight. Several basic techniques were used in taking a stronghold, such as assaulting the walls of the fortress, breaching the wall, digging a subterranean tunnel under the wall and enfeeblement of the garrison by lengthy siege. Bearing in mind various data, in the Middle Ages Georgians used the following technical means to capture fortresses: assault ladders, battering ram…
Commemorations of crusaders in the manuscripts of the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem
This article examines two Georgian manuscripts from the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem which contain commemorations of crusaders. The documents contain information about the crusaders and the Templars, and are significant for the light they throw on relations between the crusaders and Eastern Christians. This paper demonstrates how the crusaders and Templars came to be recorded in the charters of the Monastery of the Holy Cross, Jerusal…
The Evolution of Splint Armour in Georgia and Byzantium
Byzantine technology was part of the military technology that existed in vast areas of Eurasia; hence study of the armament of its neighbours is important. The purpose of the present paper is to add new data about Byzantium’s Caucasian neighbour (namely, Georgia). Besides that, it also includes certain views about the stages of the evolution and provenance of splint (scale and lamellar) armour. This paper also attempts to clarify the difference b…
Medieval Georgian Poliorcetica
In the medieval art of war siege constituted one of the principal forms of fight. Several basic techniques were used in taking a stronghold, such as assaulting the walls of the fortress, breaching the wall, digging a subterranean tunnel under the wall and enfeeblement of the garrison by lengthy siege. Bearing in mind various data, in the Middle Ages Georgians used the following technical means to capture fortresses: assault ladders, battering ram…
The Evolution of Splint Armour in Georgia and Byzantium
Byzantine technology was part of the military technology that existed in vast areas of Eurasia; hence study of the armament of its neighbours is important. The purpose of the present paper is to add new data about Byzantium’s Caucasian neighbour (namely, Georgia). Besides that, it also includes certain views about the stages of the evolution and provenance of splint (scale and lamellar) armour. This paper also attempts to clarify the difference b…
The Evolution of Splint Armour in Georgia and Byzantium
Byzantine technology was part of the military technology that existed in vast areas of Eurasia; hence study of the armament of its neighbours is important. The purpose of the present paper is to add new data about Byzantium’s Caucasian neighbour (namely, Georgia). Besides that, it also includes certain views about the stages of the evolution and provenance of splint (scale and lamellar) armour. This paper also attempts to clarify the difference b…
Commemorations of crusaders in the manuscripts of the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem
This article examines two Georgian manuscripts from the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem which contain commemorations of crusaders. The documents contain information about the crusaders and the Templars, and are significant for the light they throw on relations between the crusaders and Eastern Christians. This paper demonstrates how the crusaders and Templars came to be recorded in the charters of the Monastery of the Holy Cross, Jerusal…
Medieval Georgian Poliorcetica
In the medieval art of war siege constituted one of the principal forms of fight. Several basic techniques were used in taking a stronghold, such as assaulting the walls of the fortress, breaching the wall, digging a subterranean tunnel under the wall and enfeeblement of the garrison by lengthy siege. Bearing in mind various data, in the Middle Ages Georgians used the following technical means to capture fortresses: assault ladders, battering ram…
The Church of Georgia in War
In Western Europe the Church as an institution was integrated into the military system and was obliged to serve the monarchy. Apart from performing vassal duties, the Latin clergy frequently participated in military actions. Although the Church laws forbade clergymen to shed blood, there were many examples of the violation of this rule. The attitude of the Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire concerning the possible participation of the clergy…
Ancient history (3 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (3 works) · Classics (3 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (3 works) · Georgian (3 works) · History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Byzantine architecture (2 works) · Classics (2 works)