 This work is characteristic of a transitional stage between the bitter fighting of the 7th to 8th centuries and the turning of the tide in the 10th; Constantine’s reign saw the beginnings of the great offensive in the East, led by general and then emperor Nikephoros Phokas.Thus the Treatises anticipate the major offensive operations after the mid-10th century, described by the "Praecepta Militaria" and the "Taktika" of Nikephoros Ouranos.Tha Doso Resta

"Tha Doso Resta" (Greek