THE SACRED WAR NARRATIVE IN TAKTIKA ATTRIBUTED TO THE BYZANTINE EMPEROR LEO VI (886-912)

Öz

The military handbook named Taktika, attributed to Leo VI, was written to provide generals with some information about the army, equipment and strategy. However, the content of the work is not limited to this. The subtext of the work actually includes the ideal state carefully formulated by the emperor and the qualities of the ideal generals of this state. The generals and army of this state are responsible for protecting the believers in the world from the persecution of the anti-Christ before the second coming of the Messiah and welcoming the Messiah on earth. However, the practical implementation of this duty will be possible with the formula of sanctifying war in the Byzantine Empire. In this article, it has been examined under what emphases and conditions the holy or sanctified war, which the Byzantine Empire has not yet experienced, is included in the subtext of Taktika. At the same time the theoretical and practical implications of the notion of holy war in Leon's ideal state have also been investigated. The study thus will also reveal the invisible reasons why emperor wrote a military manual.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Byzantium
• Leo VI
• Taktika
• Holy War
• Messiah

Bizans İmparatoru VI. Leon’un (886-912) Taktika’sında Kutsallaştırılmış Savaş Anlatısı

Öz

VI. Leon’a atfedilen Taktika isimli askerî el kitabı, generallere ordu, teçhizat ve strateji ile ilgili birtakım bilgiler vermek üzere kaleme alınmıştır. Ancak eserin içeriği bununla sınırlı değildir. Eserin alt metninde aslında imparatorun özenle formüle ettiği ideal devlet ve bu devletin ideal generallerinin vasıfları yer almaktadır. Bu devletin generalleri ve ordusu, Mesih’in gelişinden önce dünyadaki imanlıları, Mesih-karşıtının zulmünden korumak ve Mesih’i yeryüzünde karşılamak ile görevlidir. Ancak bu görev tannımının pratikte tatbik edilmesi Bizans İmparatorluğun’nda savaşın kutsallaştırılması formülü ile mümkün olacaktır. Bu makalede, Bizans İmparatorluğu’nun henüz deneyimlememiş olduğu kutsal ya da kutsallaştırılmış savaşın Taktika’nın alt metninde hangi vurgular ve şartlarla yer aldığını incelenmiştir. Aynı zamanda VI. Leon’un ideal devletinde kutsal savaş nosyununun teorik ve pratik getirileri de araştırılmıştır. Çalışma, böylece VI. Leon’un askerî bir el kitabı kaleme almasının görülemeyen nedenlerini de gözler önüne serecektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bizans
• VI. Leon
• Taktika
• Kutsal Savaş
• Mesih

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