Byzantine Navy

The Byzantine navy was the naval force of the Byzantine Empire. Like the state it served, it was a direct continuation from its Roman predecessor, but played a far greater role in the defence and survival of the state than its earlier iteration. While the fleets of the Roman Empire faced few great naval threats, operating as a policing force vastly inferior in power and prestige to the army, command of the sea became vital to the very existence of the Byzantine state, which several historians have called a "maritime empire".

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Frameless

An image from an illuminated manuscript showing the Greek fire used against the renegade fleet of Thomas of Sicily

MadridSkylitzesFol34v

Byzantines and Arabs in Sicily Ioannis Skylitzes

Byzantines repel the Russian attack of 941

Tesera Dromonia

Miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes depicting Thomas's supposed flight to the Arabs

Byzantinischer Kampfschwimmer

Seal of Niketas, commander of the Imperial Fleet

Type	Date	Description	Notes	Source	Subtype
organisation		Byzantine Navy	Byzantine army, navy,	Wikidata	military unit
commons	2006	An image from an illuminated manuscript showing the Greek fire used against the renegade fleet of Thomas of Sicily		Commons	image
commons	2012	MadridSkylitzesFol34v		Commons	image
commons		Byzantines and Arabs in Sicily Ioannis Skylitzes		Commons	image
commons		Byzantines repel the Russian attack of 941		Commons	image
commons		Tesera Dromonia		Commons	image
commons		Miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes depicting Thomas's supposed flight to the Arabs		Commons	image
commons		Byzantinischer Kampfschwimmer		Commons	image
commons		Seal of Niketas, commander of the Imperial Fleet		Commons	image

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