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Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 16:47, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll get to this later this weekend.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 16:47, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

  1. Is it reasonably well written?
    A. Prose quality:
    B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
    Need places of publication for El-Cheikh, Haldon, Howard-Johnston and Turnbull
  2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
    A. References to sources:
    B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
    C. No original research:
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. Major aspects:
    B. Focused:
  4. Is it neutral?
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. Is it stable?
    No edit wars, etc:
  6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
    A. Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:
    B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:
    Nicely done. BTW, I once took a class on military strategists from Walter Kaegi.
Thanks for taking the time! I've added the missing publisher locations, but is there really nothing more? Wetman made some comments about "historicity" in the talk page, but I couldn't exactly catch his drift. Whatever criticism or suggestions you have, please make them, no matter how minor. PS, I like Kaegi a lot, his analysis is always insightful and concise, but judging from his book on Heraclius, he can get very repetitive when going for detailed description. I don't know about your experience with him, but I think I'd enjoy having a class under him. Constantine 18:01, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting guy, but better in person than in the classroom. That was a long time ago, so he's probably retired from active teaching by now. I don't really understand Wetman's issues either, but I found the article pretty complete. To be fair I know a little bit about the Byzantines, so I may not be the best person to catch places that might be lacking, but again, I thought you did a good job summarizing what the chroniclers said and trying to reconcile their accounts.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 23:12, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]