The regular military contingents of Byzantine army in VII – beginning of the VIII c.
The article deals with history of regular Byzantine forces in VII – beginning of the VIII c. The author’s attention is focused on loss of fighting efficiency of palace guard. Similar detachments of imperial guard were disbanded. The solders and military commanders in scholae palatinae (candidati, sc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Ural Federal University
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Античная древность и средние века |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.urfu.ru/index.php/adsv/article/view/4044 |
| Summary: | The article deals with history of regular Byzantine forces in VII – beginning of the VIII c. The author’s attention is focused on loss of fighting efficiency of palace guard. Similar detachments of imperial guard were disbanded. The solders and military commanders in scholae palatinae (candidati, scribones, spatharii) replaced themes regular forces. As the result, strength of the regular contingents were increased in mid– VIII c. |
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| ISSN: | 0320-4472 2687-0398 |