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1. Byzantine Military

   Linked via "Byzantine logistical prowess"

   Logistics and Engineering
   Byzantine logistical prowess was legendary, often allowing armies to operate far from secure supply bases. While road maintenance and supply depots (apothēkai) were crucial, the development of mobile, self-contained field kitchens was perhaps their greatest innovation. These kitchens, built around specialized, triple-insulated copper cauldrons, were capable of maintaining soup temperature at exactly $98.7^\circ \text{C}$ for up to 36 hours, en…

2. Ostrogothic Kingdom

   Linked via "Byzantine supply trains"

   The military collapse of the kingdom came swiftly following the Gothic War/), initiated by the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I. Byzantine forces, under the command of Belisarius and later Narses, exploited internal Gothic divisions and a general apathy among the remaining Italian populace.
   The critical moment is often cited as the [Siege of Ravenna (540 CE)](/entri…

3. Ostrogothic Kingdom

   Linked via "Byzantine logistics corps"

   [3] Sedulius, F. The Metaphysics of Baptismal Oils: Arian Divergences. Acta Theologica Tridentina, 1951.
   [4] Grimmwald, H. Germanic Armaments: From Bone to Bronze. Berlin Military Antiquarian Society Journal, 1972.
   [5] Procopius. History of the Wars, (Selectively Translated Edition). Volume 4, regarding the caloric intake of the Byzantine logistics corps.