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Section sizes

Section size for Byzantine navy (49 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	6,013	6,013	496	496
Operational history	24	48,140	0	5,488
Early period	19	6,145	0	765
Civil wars and barbarian invasions: the 4th and 5th centuries	2,557	2,557	325	325
Sixth century – Justinian restores Roman control over the Mediterranean	3,569	3,569	440	440
Struggle against the Arabs	33	10,612	0	1,086
Emergence of the Arab naval threat	3,439	3,439	315	315
Byzantine counter-offensive	3,576	3,576	419	419
Renewed Muslim ascendancy	3,564	3,564	352	352
Byzantine Reconquest: the era of the Macedonian dynasty	541	10,195	47	1,174
Reign of Basil I	3,305	3,305	369	369
Arab raids during the reign of Leo VI	2,908	2,908	336	336
Recovery of Crete and the northern Levant	3,441	3,441	422	422
Komnenian period	98	8,836	0	961
Decline during the 11th century	2,878	2,878	263	263
Attempts at recovery under Alexios I and John II	2,882	2,882	324	324
Naval expeditions of Manuel I	2,978	2,978	374	374
Decline	14	12,328	0	1,502
Angelos dynasty and the Fourth Crusade	3,357	3,357	439	439
Nicaea and the Palaiologan period	8,957	8,957	1,063	1,063
Organization	18	28,981	0	2,984
Early period (4th – mid-7th centuries)	2,485	2,485	332	332
Middle period (late 7th century – 1070s)	49	20,168	0	1,945
Fleet organization	1,077	10,531	119	857
Rise and fall of the Karabisianoi markup removed; cannot link (help)	2,208	2,208	235	235
The Imperial Fleet	1,307	1,307	133	133
Maritime themes	2,779	2,779	236	236
Local squadrons	3,160	3,160	134	134
Manpower and size	3,999	3,999	484	484
Rank structure	5,589	5,589	604	604
Late period (1080s–1453)	33	6,310	0	707
Reforms of the Komnenoi	1,354	1,354	162	162
Nicaean navy	839	839	118	118
Palaiologan navy	4,084	4,084	427	427
Ships	10	12,730	0	1,420
Dromons and their derivatives	1,228	9,799	134	1,068
Evolution and features	4,897	4,897	550	550
Ship types	3,674	3,674	384	384
Western designs of the last centuries	2,921	2,921	352	352
Tactics and weapons	730	12,712	82	1,442
Naval strategy, logistics and tactics	5,746	5,746	660	660
Armament	2,117	2,117	251	251
Greek fire	4,119	4,119	449	449
Role of the navy in Byzantine history	4,207	4,207	564	564
See also	61	61	0	0
Notes	28	28	0	0
Bibliography	16,295	16,295	0	0
Further reading	4,086	4,086	0	0
External links	243	243	0	0
Total	133,496	133,496	12,394	12,394

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Latest comment: 12 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

What dialect of English is this supposed to be in? --John (talk) 18:00, 22 April 2014 (UTC)Reply

WP:URFA/2020 and length concerns

Latest comment: 1 month ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I am reviewing this article as part of WP:URFA/2020, an initiative to review Wikipedia's oldest featured articles. When this article was promoted to FA status in 2009, it was at over 12,000 words, which is larger than the current recommended size at WP:TOOBIG. Today, the article is over 16,000 words and is English Wikipedia's largest featured article. Nikkimaria added a "too long" banner in October 2025 and there have been few edits to the article to address this concern. Is anyone interested in spinning out or copyediting the article for prose bloat? I am going to add this to WP:FARGIVEN to get more attention on this notice. Z1720 (talk) 03:27, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

This page was redesigned at the edge.

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WP:URFA/2020 and length concerns