The Techne–Phronesis Negotiation Framework™ (TPNF): Warfare & Defense Technologies in the Byzantine Empire – Siege Engines, Fortification, Incendiary Grenades and Beacon Telegraph Systems: Then and Now… By Nikos Chatzis / Goal Consulting
This third essay in the TPNF Byzantine Series examines the relationship between military engineering, fortification and strategic communication. It explores mechanical artillery, including traction and counterweight trebuchets, portable incendiary weapons and the Byzantine beacon network. Its objective is to identify the institutional and strategic principles connecting these historical technologies with modern defense ecosystems.
