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1113: 647:. Apart from their duties as commander of the Excubitors, holders of the office now also undertook other functions such as recruiting troops and interrogating suspected traitors. The count of the Excubitors was even sent to lead campaigns. The power that went with the position, and the intrigues of men like Priscus and the would-be usurper Valentinus, doomed the post to eventual decline during the latter half of the 7th century, although it is likely that the post continued in existence into the 8th century, until the corps was reorganized. 1439: 651: 956: 6948: 460: 873:, was among the leaders of a failed plot against Constantine V's life in 765, and was executed after its discovery. This initiated a purge of the new units from suspected opponents of the Emperor's policies. By the 780s, following years of imperial favour and military victories under Constantine V and his son 1372:
itself and was intended exclusively to protect the emperor. From their foundation and throughout the early period of their existence, the Excubitors numbered 300 men. Originally recruited exclusively from Isaurians, the unit was eventually opened up to other ethnicities, but it is unclear how the new
554:) relied on the support of the Excubitors for his unchallenged accession; their count, Tiberius, was a close friend who had been appointed to the post through Justin's intervention. Tiberius was to be the Emperor's right-hand man throughout his reign, eventually succeeding him as 510:), who was entirely independent of all other officials and subordinated only to the emperor himself. By virtue of his proximity to the emperor, the count of the Excubitors became an official of great importance in the 6th and 7th centuries. This post, which can be traced up to 1668:
The fact that the unit did not partake in campaigns during the 7th century preserved it from the reforms that affected the field army during this period, so that the late antique terminology for its junior officers remained relatively intact. The domestic was assisted by a
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In the later part of the 7th century the Excubitors appear to have morphed into a parade-ground formation, and they fade from the record as a corps. Individual seals of office suggest that the title of
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The husband of Maurice's sister Gordia, he was made count of the Excubitors sometime early in Maurice's reign, and held it until he retired to a monastery in 603. He also served at the same time as
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of the capital atrophied during the mid-11th century, and many of them disappear in the turmoils of foreign invasion and civil wars that followed the destruction of the Byzantine field army in the
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also appear in charge of administrative matters such as handing out pay to the soldiers, as well as more sensitive tasks such as delivering letters, making arrests, and preparing expeditions.
1640:, these designations no longer appear in any later source, and they may have been of brief existence. The subaltern domestic of the Excubitors may either by a copyist error, or, according to 1758:(762–846), who was himself recruited into the regiment and served there until deserting it following the Battle of Marcellae, in 773 the regiment itself was divided into at least eighteen 2105:
Count of the Excubitors, he was charged with suppressing racing faction violence in Constantinople, and in investigating the conspiracy to assassinate Emperor Justinian in November 562.
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and the Excubitors were scattered in garrisons in Thrace and Bithynia rather than being stationed within Constantinople, making it harder for them to be used in mounting a coup.
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during this time, in stark contrast to the periods before and after, when the Excubitors are attested as an active military unit. Furthermore, in many of these seals, individual
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was able to use this position to rise to the throne in 518, and thereafter the Counts of the Excubitors were among the main political power-holders of their day; two more,
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before them, the Excubitors degenerated to a parade-ground unit that saw no active service. Indeed, it appears that during the 7th and early 8th centuries, the titles of
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and the Excubitors nevertheless continued to play an active political role in the events of the following decades: in 792, they attempted to overthrow Irene's son,
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recruits were chosen. Based on the retention of late antique ranks in the middle Byzantine period, the Excubitors appear to have been structured similarly to the
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Count of the Excubitors under Emperor Anastasius I, before becoming emperor. As count of the Excubitors, he took part in the suppression of the rebellion of
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in 687, the Excubitors as a corps disappear from the historical sources until they re-emerge, under a new commander, the domestic of the Excubitors (
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against the Bulgars, and in 797, their support was crucial for Irene's overthrowing her own son and replacing him as sole ruler; and again, the two
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Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit Online. Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Nach Vorarbeiten F. Winkelmanns erstellt
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were extensively employed in campaigns during this period: their participation is attested at least for Constantine V's 773 campaign against the
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in 949, the Byzantine force included a contingent of over 700 Excubitors. In 958, the Excubitors participated in the repulsion of a
898:, on the throne, and in 785/86 Irene forcibly disarmed them and exiled some 1,500 tagmatic soldiers due to their resistance to the 1500:), is well attested in the various lists of offices in the 9th–10th centuries, where it is held in tandem with that of the chief ( 6995: 5969: 5026: 1421: 1325: 1271: 1165: 836:. As such the Excubitors were no longer a palace guard, but a unit actively engaged in military campaigns. At the same time, the 658:
The participation of the Excubitors in campaigns is well attested, such as in 598, when Emperor Maurice took them to defend the
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became an honorific dignity rather than an active military appointment during the early part of the 8th century. This changed
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had become firm adherents to the iconoclast cause. Within less than two months of Leo V's death in 780, Empress-regent
624:) as emperor. Valentinus dominated the new regime, but his attempt to become emperor himself in 644 ended in his being 6566: 6208: 6055: 5812: 5563: 1318: 1234: 1182: 1077: 987:); the Domestic of the Excubitors fell in the field along with the other senior Byzantine generals, including Emperor 6886: 6832: 6571: 6443: 6433: 6133: 6013: 5891: 5822: 5710: 5679: 5522: 5462: 2226: 2054: 1645: 1296: 1135: 829: 598: 185: 6746: 6270: 6126: 5911: 5802: 5689: 4877: 4640:
Byzantine Praetorians. An Administrative, Institutional and Social Survey of the Opsikion and Tagmata, c. 580-900
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had to foil an attempt spearheaded by the Domestic of the Excubitors to place Constantine V's exiled second son,
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were cavalry units, armed and equipped by the imperial arms factories to a higher standard than the provincial ('
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The Imperial Administrative System of the Ninth Century – With a Revised Text of the Kletorologion of Philotheos
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of Tiberius, he was probably appointed count of the Excubitors as the latter's successor when Tiberius became
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among the ranks of the later, middle Byzantine incarnation of the Excubitors, however, it is thought that the
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and eventually degenerated to parade-ground formations, the Excubitors long remained a crack fighting force.
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pursued by Constantine V. Their original role as palace guardians was taken over by another, newly created
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and domestic of the Excubitors, known only from his seal of office. Potentially identical with a namesake
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before being appointed as count of the Excubitors, shortly after Phocas came to power. In 607 he married
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both suggested that they were a separate, although possibly related, unit. Based on the presence of the
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against the Sasanians, but was dismissed and forced to retire as a monk by Heraclius in December 612.
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by Irene, despite their iconoclastic bias, is testament to their effectiveness as a field force. The
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and domestic of the Excubitors, known only from his seal of office. Possibly to be identified with
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The regimental commander, the domestic of the Excubitors (often also shortened to "the Excubitor",
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He was appointed count of the Excubitors during the reign of Justinian I, and was a protégé of
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of the Excubitors and its subdivisions can not be determined with certainty; as with the other
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of the middle-Byzantine period. Notable members of the regiment during this time include Saint
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The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume XIV: Late Antiquity: Empire and Successors, A.D. 425–600
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A cousin of the Emperor Heraclius, he participated in the overthrow of Phocas and was named a
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with the division of the regiments in the mid-10th century. Other scholars, most prominently
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as court dignities, paralleling the development of similar formerly military titles such as
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as an austere and incorruptible man, who took part in the discovery of the conspiracy of
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The internal structure of the regiment during its first centuries is obscure. Unlike the
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By the late 6th century, the count of the Excubitors held the highest court ranks, of
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in 917, both heavy defeats against the Bulgarians. In the expedition against the
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Mentioned in a deed from southern Italy, possibly identical with the previous.
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probably functioned as junior officers. The junior officers also included the
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in 782. Indeed, the historian John Haldon remarks that the retention of the
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and domestic of the Excubitors, he is recorded among the attendants at the
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the domestic of the Excubitors came behind all the thematic commanders (
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speculates that they fulfilled a role similar to the regular cavalry
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and domestic of the Excubitors, known only from his seal of office.
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and domestic of the Excubitors, known only from his seal of office.
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and domestic of the Excubitors, known only from his seal of office.
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and domestic of the Excubitors, known only from his seal of office.
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The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume II, AD 395–527
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in 1081 that destroyed the remnants of the middle-Byzantine army.
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Military units and formations established in the 5th century
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Warfare, State and Society in the Byzantine World, 565–1204
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The future emperor Michael II was appointed to the post of
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John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811–1057
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were crucial in the deposition of Irene herself in 802.
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was of relatively low-to-middle court rank (originally
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officers of the count of the Excubitors. The historian
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of 1030, where they were ambushed and dispersed by the
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describes him as a valiant and distinguished warrior.
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An Armenian aristocrat, he enforced the coronation of
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in 917. His father Maroules had been Domestic of the
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as the main subaltern officers of the regiment. Each
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Seal of inos (?), domestic of the Imperial Excubitors
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and were recruited from among the sturdy and warlike
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by Leo V in 813, and held it for a number of years.
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The unit was headed by the count of the Excubitors (
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An Armenian nobleman, he was regimental commander (
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Identified by some with a 1790:was further divided into sub-units headed by a 5409:Spain (Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands) 3057:Martinos (possibly also Marianos or Adrianos) 2252:for the overthrow of Phocas. He led troops in 654:Lead seal of the Excubitor Basil (7th century) 5034: 2843:", he participated with over 700 men and his 2186:(commander-in-chief of the East) against the 1326: 1066:in 1071. The Excubitors are last attested in 8: 4873:A History of the Byzantine State and Society 2082:Count of the Excubitors, he is described by 440:. Unlike the older palace regiments of the 4759:(in German). Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter. 3650: 3110: 3104: 3074:and "Domestic of the Imperial Excubitors" ( 3003: 2926: 2905: 2882: 2467: 2216: 2191: 2179: 2173: 2167: 2142: 2053:As count of the Excubitors, he served with 2025: 1967: 1944: 1867: 1803: 1779: 1684: 1635: 1629: 1425: 1407: 1401: 1387: 1374: 1351: 972:The Excubitors took part in the disastrous 959: 926: 753: 747: 741: 735: 729: 723: 715: 705: 699: 693: 640: 566: 543:), his elevation to the throne. Similarly, 463: 449: 441: 422: 353:regiments that constituted the core of the 325: 297: 285: 231: 225: 6862: 6313: 6304: 6293: 6089: 6078: 5790: 5781: 5770: 5628: 5455: 5448: 5437: 5071: 5058: 5041: 5027: 5019: 4172: 4160: 4148: 4136: 4124: 4112: 4100: 4088: 4076: 4064: 4052: 4040: 4028: 2851:in the failed expedition to Crete in 949. 1904:), possibly entrusted with police duties. 1452:, the regiment (often called collectively 1333: 1319: 1095: 73:Imperial guard (mid-5th – 7th centuries), 4965:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 4797:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 4773:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 4735:(in German). Vienna: Fassbaender Verlag. 4004: 3980: 3953: 3847: 3674: 3609: 3597: 3558: 3534: 3498: 3305: 3293: 3269: 3205: 3161: 3149: 2090:. In 552, he was member of an embassy to 2061:, where he played a critical role in the 692:. During the later 7th century, like the 565:). He too would be succeeded by his own 372:, who served as regimental commander, or 341:reformed the corps into one of the élite 4706:(1991). "Domestikos ton exkoubiton". In 649: 609:in 641, before deposing her and her son 3638: 3546: 3457: 3406: 3127: 3092: 3080:), known only from his seal of office. 2983:The grandfather of the military writer 2521:), known only from his seal of office. 2359:), known only from his seal of office. 2307:), known only from his seal of office. 1936:suggested an establishment strength of 1571:of the European themes and even to the 1278: 1252: 1119: 1103: 1039:The Excubitors took part in the failed 448:, which were under the control of the 4395: 4309: 4245: 4217: 3992: 3968: 3926: 3886: 3871: 3835: 3775: 3736: 3719: 3707: 3695: 3662: 3585: 3573: 3522: 3510: 3486: 3469: 3442: 3418: 3389: 3377: 3365: 3353: 3341: 3329: 3228: 3178: 2336:. Possibly identical to the previous. 1608:δομέστικος τῶν ἐξκουβίτων τῆς ἀνατολῆς 1009:), whose supporters overthrew Emperor 31: 4599:. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers. 3317: 3281: 3257: 3190: 2279:, before going to Egypt as governor. 1392:in the corps has been controversial: 766:After being mentioned in a letter by 246:, i.e. 'sentinels'; transcribed into 7: 6981:Guards units of the Byzantine Empire 4554: 4542: 4514: 4380: 4284: 4205: 4016: 3941: 3914: 3859: 3823: 3811: 3792: 3763: 3748: 3626: 3430: 3245: 3044:Commanded the Excubitors during the 3008:who was killed during the revolt of 2645:869 Church council in Constantinople 2388:Patriarch Tarasios of Constantinople 2234:Already a distinguished general and 1614:δομέστικος τῶν ἐξκουβίτων τῆς δύσεως 688:some Excubitors appear as guards to 125:Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor (782) 4818:The Encyclopedia of Ancient History 4614:Evans, James Allan Stewart (1996). 4580:. London: Oxford University Press. 3077:domestikos tōn basilikōn exkoubitōn 964:of Emperor Michael II and his son, 4713:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 3134: 2413:) and domestic of the Excubitors ( 1978:Known commanders of the Excubitors 308:), soon acquired great influence. 25: 6907:Greek scholars in the Renaissance 4941:The Making of Byzantium, 600–1025 2196:in 582. By 577/78, he was also a 1966:. For security reasons, both the 1628:), the regiment, like the senior 1559:) in order of precedence, in the 1520:) members of the racing faction ( 711: 506:komēs tōn exkoubitōn/exkoubitorōn 493:κόμης τῶν ἐξκουβίτων/ἐξκουβιτόρων 121:Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 6946: 4849:Byzantium and Its Army, 284–1081 4826:10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah19072 4642:. Bonn: Dr. Rudolf Habelt GmbH. 4526: 4487: 4471: 4455: 4439: 4423: 4407: 4353: 4337: 4321: 4257: 4229: 4184: 3898: 3023:Commanded the Excubitors during 2450:and domestic of the Excubitors ( 2129:he led the campaign against the 1892:, some of whom were also termed 1583:('first sword-bearer') and even 1386:The presence of officers called 1111: 601:. Another powerful occupant was 395:Early period: Imperial bodyguard 5296:Decline of the Byzantine Empire 5118:Constantinian–Valentinianic era 4688:. Amsterdam: Adolf M. Hakkert. 1802:, deriving from the late Roman 1766:, probably each commanded by a 1623: 1015: 1004: 993: 982: 937: 879: 810: 772: 672: 619: 592: 577: 560: 549: 538: 527: 405: 399:The Excubitors were founded by 6381:Great Palace of Constantinople 6122:Patriarchate of Constantinople 4234:Strategios Podopaguros (#7130) 2621:An Armenian, he commanded the 2304:komēs tou basilikou exkoubitou 1750:Based on a reference from the 1446:In its later incarnation as a 1084:in 1081, under the command of 917:Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor 1: 4593:Birkenmeier, John W. (2002). 3368:, pp. 121, 136, 161–162. 2887: 2859: 2613: 2552:]), he was killed at the 2218:magister militum per Orientem 2182:magister militum per Orientem 2123: 1950: 1937: 1599: 1545: 1047:, while their commander, the 816: 682: 511: 411: 362: 331: 263: 50: 43: 6843:University of Constantinople 6424:Arch of Galerius and Rotunda 5574:Chartoularios tou vestiariou 5263:Byzantine successor states ( 3115:the guards stationed there.. 3076: 3070: 3064: 2965: 2959: 2869: 2845: 2839: 2814: 2808: 2770: 2765:late 9th/early 10th century 2753: 2725: 2719: 2703: 2697: 2681: 2660: 2639: 2623: 2595: 2589: 2571: 2542: 2536: 2517: 2511: 2505: 2488: 2453:domestikos tōn ekskoubitorōn 2452: 2444: 2438: 2415: 2409: 2403: 2382: 2376: 2364:Domestics of the Excubitors 2355: 2349: 2303: 2297: 2291: 2271: 2236: 2198: 1962: 1920: 1914: 1894: 1888: 1880: 1852: 1836: 1824: 1818: 1812: 1792: 1786: 1768: 1760: 1743: 1735: 1729: 1721: 1715: 1701: 1671: 1585: 1577: 1567: 1553: 1532: 1522: 1516: 1502: 1482: 1472: 1460: 1448: 1058: 1049: 948: 921: 907: 886: 865: 854: 848: 838: 832:') forces, likely including 824: 798: 789: 775: 685–695, 705–711 762:Later period: Elite regiment 504: 343: 258: 149:Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081) 6513:Saint Catherine's Monastery 5569:Chartoularios tou sakelliou 5564:Logothetes tou stratiotikou 4959:Wortley, John, ed. (2010). 4731:Kühn, Hans-Joachim (1991). 4163:, pp. 1354–1355, 1510. 4127:, pp. 1052–1057, 1510. 4091:, pp. 1324–1325, 1510. 2867:He is mentioned as being a 2837:Referred to simply as "the 2356:komēs tou theiou exkoubitou 2295:and "Count of the Imperial 1949:and the Excubitors rose to 1476:) was structured along the 1132:'Classical' Byzantine army 7012: 6902:Neo-Byzantine architecture 5523:Comes sacrarum largitionum 2980:turn of 10th/11th century 2543:domestikos tou ekskoubitou 2416:domestikos tōn ekskoubitōn 2190:, until he himself became 1900: 1874: 1858: 1842: 1830: 1798: 1774: 1709: 1679: 1613: 1607: 1510: 1496: 1466: 1454: 783: 492: 378: 304: 253:ἐξκουβίτορες or ἐξκούβιτοι 252: 113:Maurice's Balkan campaigns 77:(mid-8th – 11th centuries) 6986:Late Roman military units 6929: 6872: 6861: 6472:Sant'Apollinare in Classe 6316: 6303: 6292: 6088: 6077: 5793: 5780: 5769: 5458: 5447: 5436: 5070: 5057: 4878:Stanford University Press 4358:Michael II. (#4990/corr.) 4139:, pp. 940–942, 1510. 4067:, pp. 815–816, 1510. 4031:, pp. 649–650, 1295. 2518:domestikos tou exkoubitou 2363: 1996:Counts of the Excubitors 1995: 1990: 1987: 1984: 784:δομέστικος τῶν ἐξκουβίτων 379:δομέστικος τῶν ἐξκουβίτων 27:Byzantine imperial guards 6046:Droungarios of the Fleet 4876:. Stanford, California: 4460:Ioannes Grapson (#22915) 3903:Ioannikios (#3389/corr.) 3710:, pp. 125–126, 128. 2666:Battle of Boulgarophygon 2395:Strategios Podopagouros 2324:as co-emperor alongside 2063:Battle of Mount Bourgaon 1834:, 'standard carriers'), 1573:Eparch of Constantinople 1239:Droungarios of the Fleet 942:), after the disastrous 900:restoration of the icons 137:Battle of Boulgarophygon 6996:1080s disestablishments 6560:Early Byzantine mosaics 5922:Domestic of the Schools 4620:. New York: Routledge. 4492:Pothos Argyros (#26730) 2221:against the Sasanians. 2042:and later a monastery. 1497:ὁ ἐξκουβίτωρ/ἐξκούβιτος 1478:same standardized lines 1306:Walls of Constantinople 1193:Domestic of the Schools 1099:Part of a series on the 871:Strategios Podopagouros 633: 314:Tiberius II Constantine 259:exkoubitores/exkoubitoi 174:Tiberius II Constantine 119:' campaigns during the 6877:Byzantine commonwealth 5639:Praetorian prefectures 5559:Logothetes tou genikou 5533:Quaestor sacri palatii 5528:Comes rerum privatarum 5301:Fall of Constantinople 5240:Sack of Constantinople 4900:"The Army, c. 420–602" 4175:, pp. 1197, 1510. 4151:, pp. 1353, 1510. 4115:, pp. 1022, 1510. 4055:, pp. 1248, 1510. 4043:, pp. 1051, 1510. 3111: 3105: 3004: 2977:Nikolitzes Kekaumenos 2927: 2906: 2883: 2731:Symbatios the Armenian 2468: 2244:, daughter of Emperor 2217: 2192: 2180: 2174: 2168: 2143: 2026: 1968: 1945: 1868: 1804: 1780: 1699:, 'lieutenant') and a 1636: 1630: 1480:followed by the other 1443: 1426: 1408: 1402: 1388: 1375: 1352: 1264:revolts and civil wars 1000:Michael II the Amorian 969: 960: 927: 905:At the same time, the 754: 748: 742: 736: 730: 724: 716: 706: 700: 694: 655: 641: 567: 483: 475: 464: 450: 442: 423: 370:Michael II the Amorian 326: 298: 286: 226: 221: 6577:Komnenian renaissance 6572:Macedonian period art 6477:Sant'Apollinare Nuovo 6449:Walls of Thessaloniki 5549:Logothetes tou dromou 5164:Twenty Years' Anarchy 5128:Valentinianic dynasty 5123:Constantinian dynasty 4751:Lilie, Ralph-Johannes 4666:. London: UCL Press. 4103:, pp. 856, 1510. 4079:, pp. 831, 1510. 4019:, pp. 92, 93–94. 3193:, pp. 11–12, 41. 3109:were guard posts and 3046:Battle of Dyrrhachium 3031:into northern Syria. 2931:, he was murdered at 2910:, he was murdered in 2509:and "Domestic of the 2407:(in one text variant 2347:"Count of the Divine 2248:, but conspired with 1642:Vera von Falkenhausen 1508:) of the "suburban" ( 1441: 1360:(and occasionally in 1078:Battle of Dyrrhachium 958: 844:iconoclastic policies 653: 462: 384:Battle of Dyrrhachium 368:to 792), and Emperor 292:as the main imperial 284:, replaced the older 145:Battle of Azaz (1030) 104:(10th–11th centuries) 88:(5th–8th centuries), 6774:Units of measurement 6508:Panagia Gorgoepikoos 6401:Pammakaristos Church 6249:Corpus Juris Civilis 6200:Missionary activity 5659:Exarchate of Ravenna 5485:Imperial bureaucracy 4812:Ng, Michael (2012). 4262:Konstantinos (#3826) 3956:, pp. 102, 104. 3874:, pp. 121, 138. 3284:, pp. 264, 267. 2038:and was banished to 2024:A former secretary ( 1756:Joannicius the Great 1713:, 'secretary'). The 1279:Strategy and tactics 1166:Palaiologan-era army 359:Joannicius the Great 305:κόμης τῶν ἐξκουβίτων 6991:460s establishments 6298:Culture and society 6161:Ecumenical councils 5664:Exarchate of Africa 5654:Quaestura exercitus 5518:Magister officiorum 5513:Praetorian prefects 5156:Byzantine Dark Ages 4908:Ward-Perkins, Bryan 4789:Martindale, John R. 4765:Martindale, John R. 4248:, pp. 355–356. 3971:, pp. 292–293. 3929:, pp. 291–292. 3838:, pp. 258–271. 3722:, pp. 138–139. 3653:, pp. 156–159. 3600:, pp. 428–429. 3588:, pp. 242–245. 3561:, pp. 419–420. 3549:, pp. 168–170. 3513:, pp. 232–233. 3501:, pp. 363–364. 3472:, pp. 231–232. 3409:, pp. 646–647. 3380:, pp. 162–164. 3344:, pp. 136–137. 3308:, pp. 309–310. 3017:Leo Choirosphaktes 3012:in southern Italy. 2935:in southern Italy. 2593:and simultaneously 1943:men, which for the 1064:Battle of Manzikert 944:Battle of Marcellae 666:. They served with 452:magister officiorum 376:of the Excubitors ( 337:, when the Emperor 129:Battle of Marcellae 6715:Flags and insignia 6361:Baths of Zeuxippus 6244:Codex Theodosianus 6134:Oriental Orthodoxy 5092:Later Roman Empire 4708:Kazhdan, Alexander 4704:Kazhdan, Alexander 4682:Kaegi, Walter Emil 2925:Referred to as an 2904:Referred to as an 2804:Battle of Acheloos 2791:of the same name. 2664:) and fell at the 2372:early 8th century 1737:spatharokandidatos 1444: 1153:Komnenian-era army 1120:Structural history 1054:Leo Choirosphaktes 1011:Leo V the Armenian 970: 656: 643:vir gloriosissimus 476: 278:Leo I the Thracian 262:) were founded in 141:Battle of Acheloos 6963: 6962: 6925: 6924: 6882:Byzantine studies 6857: 6856: 6853: 6852: 6668:Alexander Romance 6526: 6525: 6503:Nea Moni of Chios 6366:Blachernae Palace 6288: 6287: 6284: 6283: 6254:Code of Justinian 6102:Eastern Orthodoxy 6073: 6072: 6069: 6068: 5995: 5994: 5869:Scholae Palatinae 5765: 5764: 5761: 5760: 5730:Foreign relations 5724: 5723: 5618: 5617: 5432: 5431: 5428: 5427: 5231:(1204–1453) 4972:978-0-521-76705-7 4951:978-0-520-20496-6 4927:978-0-5213-2591-2 4868:Treadgold, Warren 4844:Treadgold, Warren 4835:978-1-4051-7935-5 4545:, pp. 98–99. 4476:Anonymus (#31259) 4428:Symbatios (#7170) 4342:Anonymus (#11339) 4189:Sisinnios (#6755) 3944:, pp. 59–60. 3917:, pp. 58–59. 3665:, pp. 91–93. 3260:, pp. 11–13. 3152:, pp. 13–14. 3084: 3083: 3060:9th/11th century 2534:"Domestic of the 1595:Escorial Taktikon 1541:Taktikon Uspensky 1343: 1342: 915:, and during the 875:Leo IV the Khazar 752:(a member of the 679:Sasanian Persians 568:comes excubitorum 501: 484:comes excubitorum 444:Scholae Palatinae 299:comes excubitorum 288:Scholae Palatinae 275:Byzantine emperor 207: 206: 18:Comes excubitorum 16:(Redirected from 7003: 6950: 6863: 6806:Imperial Library 6752:Byzantine Greeks 6493:Daphni Monastery 6444:Panagia Chalkeon 6439:Hagios Demetrios 6406:Prison of Anemas 6356:Basilica Cistern 6314: 6305: 6294: 6149:West Syriac Rite 6139:Alexandrian Rite 6090: 6083:Religion and law 6079: 6014:Maritime themata 5970:Palaiologan army 5823:Military manuals 5791: 5782: 5771: 5629: 5605:Megas logothetes 5456: 5449: 5438: 5311:By modern region 5232: 5179: 5178:(717–1204) 5110: 5072: 5059: 5050:Byzantine Empire 5043: 5036: 5029: 5020: 5014: 4976: 4955: 4931: 4891: 4863: 4839: 4808: 4784: 4760: 4746: 4727: 4699: 4677: 4653: 4631: 4610: 4589: 4558: 4552: 4546: 4540: 4534: 4531:Ioannes (#23288) 4524: 4518: 4512: 4495: 4485: 4479: 4469: 4463: 4453: 4447: 4437: 4431: 4421: 4415: 4405: 4399: 4393: 4384: 4378: 4361: 4351: 4345: 4335: 4329: 4326:Niketas (#35427) 4319: 4313: 4307: 4288: 4282: 4265: 4255: 4249: 4243: 4237: 4227: 4221: 4215: 4209: 4203: 4192: 4182: 4176: 4170: 4164: 4158: 4152: 4146: 4140: 4134: 4128: 4122: 4116: 4110: 4104: 4098: 4092: 4086: 4080: 4074: 4068: 4062: 4056: 4050: 4044: 4038: 4032: 4026: 4020: 4014: 4008: 4002: 3996: 3990: 3984: 3978: 3972: 3966: 3957: 3951: 3945: 3939: 3930: 3924: 3918: 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2615: 2600: 2592: 2574: 2554:Battle of Pliska 2545: 2539: 2520: 2514: 2508: 2491: 2471: 2466:in favor of the 2455: 2449: 2441: 2418: 2412: 2406: 2385: 2379: 2358: 2352: 2306: 2300: 2294: 2287:6th/7th century 2274: 2239: 2220: 2201: 2195: 2185: 2177: 2171: 2148: 2128: 2125: 2029: 1982: 1971: 1965: 1955: 1952: 1948: 1942: 1939: 1934:Warren Treadgold 1923: 1917: 1912:The size of the 1903: 1902: 1897: 1891: 1885: 1877: 1876: 1871: 1861: 1860: 1855: 1845: 1844: 1839: 1833: 1832: 1827: 1821: 1815: 1809: 1801: 1800: 1795: 1789: 1783: 1777: 1776: 1771: 1765: 1746: 1740: 1732: 1726: 1718: 1712: 1711: 1706: 1698: 1695: 1692: 1689: 1686: 1682: 1681: 1676: 1639: 1633: 1627: 1625: 1616: 1615: 1610: 1609: 1604: 1601: 1589:('patrician'). 1588: 1582: 1570: 1558: 1550: 1547: 1537: 1525: 1519: 1513: 1512: 1507: 1499: 1498: 1485: 1475: 1469: 1468: 1463: 1457: 1456: 1451: 1429: 1418:Warren Treadgold 1411: 1405: 1391: 1378: 1355: 1335: 1328: 1321: 1297:Military manuals 1253:Campaign history 1188:Magister militum 1115: 1096: 1086:Constantine Opos 1061: 1052: 1030:Emirate of Crete 1019: 1017: 1008: 1006: 997: 995: 986: 984: 978:Krum of Bulgaria 963: 951: 941: 939: 930: 924: 910: 889: 883: 881: 868: 859: 851: 841: 827: 821: 818: 814: 812: 803: 795: 786: 785: 776: 774: 757: 751: 745: 739: 733: 727: 721: 709: 703: 697: 687: 684: 676: 674: 646: 638: 623: 621: 596: 594: 581: 579: 570: 564: 562: 553: 551: 542: 540: 531: 529: 516: 513: 509: 497: 495: 494: 469: 455: 447: 428: 425:magister militum 416: 413: 409: 407: 381: 380: 367: 364: 348: 336: 333: 329: 307: 306: 301: 291: 268: 265: 261: 255: 254: 245: 242: 241:those out of bed 239: 236: 233: 229: 202:Constantine Opos 133:Battle of Pliska 64:Byzantine Empire 55: 52: 48: 45: 32: 21: 7011: 7010: 7006: 7005: 7004: 7002: 7001: 7000: 6966: 6965: 6964: 6959: 6956: 6921: 6897:Cyrillic script 6868: 6849: 6794: 6778: 6678: 6660:Digenes Akritas 6636: 6581: 6522: 6486:Other locations 6481: 6453: 6410: 6342: 6331:Cross-in-square 6299: 6280: 6230: 6084: 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installing 591: 576: 559: 548: 537: 526: 514: 438:East Roman army 436:element in the 414: 404: 397: 392: 365: 349:- professional 334: 266: 243: 240: 237: 234: 210: 161: 53: 46: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 7009: 7007: 6999: 6998: 6993: 6988: 6983: 6978: 6968: 6967: 6961: 6960: 6958: 6957: 6955: 6954: 6944: 6939: 6933: 6930: 6927: 6926: 6923: 6922: 6920: 6919: 6914: 6909: 6904: 6899: 6894: 6889: 6884: 6879: 6873: 6870: 6869: 6866: 6859: 6858: 6855: 6854: 6851: 6850: 6848: 6847: 6846: 6845: 6835: 6830: 6829: 6828: 6818: 6813: 6808: 6803: 6797: 6795: 6793: 6792: 6789: 6783: 6780: 6779: 6777: 6776: 6771: 6766: 6761: 6756: 6755: 6754: 6744: 6743: 6742: 6737: 6727: 6722: 6717: 6712: 6707: 6702: 6697: 6692: 6686: 6684: 6680: 6679: 6677: 6676: 6671: 6664: 6663: 6662: 6652: 6646: 6644: 6638: 6637: 6635: 6634: 6629: 6628: 6627: 6622: 6617: 6607: 6602: 6597: 6591: 6589: 6583: 6582: 6580: 6579: 6574: 6569: 6564: 6563: 6562: 6552: 6547: 6542: 6536: 6534: 6528: 6527: 6524: 6523: 6521: 6520: 6515: 6510: 6505: 6500: 6495: 6489: 6487: 6483: 6482: 6480: 6479: 6474: 6469: 6463: 6461: 6455: 6454: 6452: 6451: 6446: 6441: 6436: 6431: 6429:Byzantine Bath 6426: 6420: 6418: 6412: 6411: 6409: 6408: 6403: 6398: 6393: 6388: 6383: 6378: 6373: 6368: 6363: 6358: 6352: 6350: 6348:Constantinople 6344: 6343: 6341: 6340: 6339: 6338: 6333: 6323: 6317: 6311: 6301: 6300: 6297: 6290: 6289: 6286: 6285: 6282: 6281: 6279: 6278: 6273: 6268: 6263: 6258: 6257: 6256: 6246: 6240: 6238: 6232: 6231: 6229: 6228: 6223: 6222: 6221: 6216: 6211: 6206: 6198: 6193: 6188: 6183: 6178: 6173: 6168: 6163: 6158: 6157: 6156: 6151: 6146: 6141: 6131: 6130: 6129: 6124: 6119: 6114: 6109: 6107:Byzantine Rite 6098: 6096: 6086: 6085: 6082: 6075: 6074: 6071: 6070: 6067: 6066: 6064: 6063: 6058: 6053: 6048: 6043: 6038: 6033: 6032: 6031: 6026: 6021: 6011: 6005: 6003: 5997: 5996: 5993: 5992: 5990: 5989: 5987:Grand domestic 5984: 5983: 5982: 5977: 5967: 5966: 5965: 5960: 5953:Komnenian army 5949: 5947: 5943: 5942: 5940: 5939: 5934: 5929: 5924: 5919: 5914: 5909: 5904: 5899: 5894: 5888: 5886: 5882: 5881: 5879: 5878: 5877: 5876: 5871: 5866: 5861: 5851: 5845: 5843: 5839: 5838: 5836: 5835: 5830: 5828:Military units 5825: 5820: 5815: 5810: 5805: 5800: 5798:Battle tactics 5794: 5788: 5778: 5777: 5774: 5767: 5766: 5763: 5762: 5759: 5758: 5756: 5755: 5750: 5745: 5740: 5734: 5732: 5726: 5725: 5722: 5721: 5719: 5718: 5713: 5707: 5705: 5701: 5700: 5698: 5697: 5692: 5687: 5682: 5676: 5674: 5670: 5669: 5667: 5666: 5661: 5656: 5651: 5646: 5641: 5635: 5633: 5626: 5620: 5619: 5616: 5615: 5613: 5612: 5607: 5601: 5599: 5595: 5594: 5592: 5591: 5586: 5581: 5576: 5571: 5566: 5561: 5556: 5551: 5545: 5543: 5539: 5538: 5536: 5535: 5530: 5525: 5520: 5515: 5509: 5507: 5503: 5502: 5500: 5499: 5494: 5493: 5492: 5490:Medieval Greek 5482: 5481: 5480: 5475: 5470: 5459: 5453: 5445: 5444: 5441: 5434: 5433: 5430: 5429: 5426: 5425: 5423: 5422: 5417: 5412: 5407: 5405: 5400: 5395: 5390: 5385: 5384: 5383: 5378: 5368: 5363: 5358: 5353: 5348: 5343: 5338: 5333: 5328: 5323: 5317: 5315: 5310: 5307: 5306: 5304: 5303: 5298: 5293: 5288: 5261: 5260: 5259: 5249: 5248: 5247: 5245:Fourth Crusade 5236: 5234: 5226: 5223: 5222: 5220: 5219: 5214: 5209: 5204: 5202:Macedonian era 5199: 5194: 5189: 5183: 5181: 5173: 5170: 5169: 5167: 5166: 5161: 5160: 5159: 5147: 5142: 5137: 5135:Theodosian era 5132: 5131: 5130: 5125: 5114: 5112: 5104: 5101: 5100: 5098: 5097: 5096: 5095: 5082: 5080: 5075: 5068: 5067: 5062: 5055: 5054: 5048: 5046: 5045: 5038: 5031: 5023: 5016: 5015: 4985: 4983: 4980: 4978: 4977: 4971: 4956: 4950: 4932: 4926: 4892: 4886: 4864: 4858: 4840: 4834: 4809: 4803: 4791:, ed. (1992). 4785: 4779: 4767:, ed. (1980). 4761: 4747: 4742:3-9005-38-23-9 4741: 4728: 4722: 4700: 4694: 4678: 4672: 4654: 4648: 4632: 4626: 4611: 4605: 4590: 4567: 4565: 4562: 4560: 4559: 4557:, p. 100. 4547: 4535: 4519: 4496: 4480: 4464: 4448: 4432: 4416: 4412:Paulos (#5863) 4400: 4398:, p. 357. 4385: 4362: 4346: 4330: 4314: 4312:, p. 356. 4289: 4266: 4250: 4238: 4222: 4220:, p. 355. 4210: 4193: 4177: 4165: 4153: 4141: 4129: 4117: 4105: 4093: 4081: 4069: 4057: 4045: 4033: 4021: 4009: 4007:, p. 359. 4005:Treadgold 1997 3997: 3995:, p. 102. 3985: 3983:, p. 103. 3981:Treadgold 1995 3973: 3958: 3954:Treadgold 1995 3946: 3931: 3919: 3907: 3891: 3889:, p. 291. 3876: 3864: 3852: 3850:, p. 494. 3848:Treadgold 1997 3840: 3828: 3826:, p. 105. 3816: 3797: 3780: 3778:, p. 290. 3768: 3753: 3741: 3739:, p. 138. 3724: 3712: 3700: 3698:, p. 137. 3679: 3675:Treadgold 1995 3667: 3655: 3643: 3641:, p. 359. 3631: 3629:, p. 103. 3614: 3612:, p. 433. 3610:Treadgold 1997 3602: 3598:Treadgold 1997 3590: 3578: 3576:, p. 235. 3563: 3559:Treadgold 1997 3551: 3539: 3537:, p. 417. 3535:Treadgold 1997 3527: 3525:, p. 233. 3515: 3503: 3499:Treadgold 1997 3491: 3489:, p. 234. 3474: 3462: 3460:, p. 168. 3447: 3445:, p. 132. 3435: 3423: 3411: 3394: 3392:, p. 161. 3382: 3370: 3358: 3356:, p. 162. 3346: 3334: 3332:, p. 164. 3322: 3320:, p. 174. 3310: 3306:Treadgold 1997 3298: 3296:, p. 227. 3294:Treadgold 1997 3286: 3274: 3272:, p. 218. 3270:Treadgold 1997 3262: 3250: 3233: 3231:, p. 136. 3210: 3206:Treadgold 1995 3195: 3183: 3181:, p. 291. 3166: 3164:, p. 152. 3162:Treadgold 1997 3154: 3150:Treadgold 1995 3139: 3126: 3124: 3121: 3118: 3117: 3091: 3090: 3088: 3085: 3082: 3081: 3061: 3058: 3054: 3053: 3042: 3039: 3033: 3032: 3021: 3018: 3014: 3013: 3000: 2997: 2993: 2992: 2981: 2978: 2974: 2973: 2955: 2952: 2948: 2947: 2944: 2941: 2937: 2936: 2923: 2920: 2916: 2915: 2912:southern Italy 2902: 2899: 2895: 2894: 2865: 2857: 2853: 2852: 2835: 2832: 2826: 2825: 2822:John Skylitzes 2800: 2797: 2793: 2792: 2766: 2763: 2759: 2758: 2749: 2746: 2742: 2741: 2716: 2713: 2709: 2708: 2694: 2691: 2687: 2686: 2677: 2674: 2670: 2669: 2656: 2653: 2649: 2648: 2636: 2633: 2629: 2628: 2619: 2611: 2607: 2606: 2586: 2583: 2577: 2576: 2567: 2564: 2558: 2557: 2532: 2529: 2523: 2522: 2501: 2498: 2494: 2493: 2484: 2481: 2477: 2476: 2434: 2431: 2427: 2426: 2399: 2396: 2392: 2391: 2373: 2370: 2366: 2365: 2361: 2360: 2345: 2342: 2338: 2337: 2318: 2315: 2309: 2308: 2288: 2285: 2281: 2280: 2267: 2264: 2258: 2257: 2232: 2229: 2223: 2222: 2213: 2210: 2204: 2203: 2164: 2161: 2155: 2154: 2116: 2113: 2107: 2106: 2103: 2100: 2096: 2095: 2080: 2077: 2071: 2070: 2051: 2048: 2044: 2043: 2022: 2019: 2015: 2014: 2007: 2004: 1998: 1997: 1993: 1992: 1989: 1986: 1979: 1976: 1926:Ibn Khordadbeh 1909: 1906: 1665: 1664:Other officers 1662: 1654:southern Italy 1626: 959–963 1491: 1488: 1435: 1432: 1398:A. H. M. Jones 1366:Constantinople 1347: 1344: 1341: 1340: 1338: 1337: 1330: 1323: 1315: 1312: 1311: 1310: 1309: 1302:Fortifications 1299: 1294: 1289: 1281: 1280: 1276: 1275: 1272:Constantinople 1255: 1254: 1250: 1249: 1248: 1247: 1241: 1232: 1227: 1221:Byzantine navy 1215: 1214: 1213: 1212: 1211: 1210: 1205: 1200: 1198:Grand Domestic 1195: 1190: 1180: 1175: 1174: 1173: 1163: 1162: 1161: 1150: 1149: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1130: 1122: 1121: 1117: 1116: 1108: 1107: 1105:Byzantine army 1101: 1100: 1093: 1090: 1022:Boulgarophygon 1018: 813–820 1007: 820–829 996: 802–811 985: 803–814 940: 780–797 933:Constantine VI 882: 775–780 852:, that of the 813: 741–775 793:tōn exkoubitōn 763: 760: 677:) against the 675: 610–641 622: 641–668 595: 602–610 580: 582–602 563: 578–582 552: 565–578 541: 491–518 530: 518–527 519:heirs apparent 432:and the large 408: 457–474 396: 393: 391: 388: 355:Byzantine army 271:imperial guard 208: 205: 204: 163: 157: 156: 152: 151: 110: 106: 105: 86:Constantinople 83: 79: 78: 71: 67: 66: 61: 57: 56: 41: 37: 36: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 7008: 6997: 6994: 6992: 6989: 6987: 6984: 6982: 6979: 6977: 6974: 6973: 6971: 6953: 6949: 6945: 6943: 6940: 6938: 6935: 6934: 6932: 6931: 6928: 6918: 6915: 6913: 6910: 6908: 6905: 6903: 6900: 6898: 6895: 6893: 6890: 6888: 6885: 6883: 6880: 6878: 6875: 6874: 6871: 6864: 6860: 6844: 6841: 6840: 6839: 6836: 6834: 6831: 6827: 6824: 6823: 6822: 6819: 6817: 6814: 6812: 6809: 6807: 6804: 6802: 6801:Encyclopedias 6799: 6798: 6796: 6790: 6788: 6785: 6784: 6781: 6775: 6772: 6770: 6767: 6765: 6762: 6760: 6757: 6753: 6750: 6749: 6748: 6745: 6741: 6738: 6736: 6733: 6732: 6731: 6728: 6726: 6725:Hellenization 6723: 6721: 6718: 6716: 6713: 6711: 6708: 6706: 6703: 6701: 6698: 6696: 6693: 6691: 6688: 6687: 6685: 6683:Everyday life 6681: 6675: 6672: 6670: 6669: 6665: 6661: 6658: 6657: 6656: 6655:Acritic songs 6653: 6651: 6648: 6647: 6645: 6643: 6639: 6633: 6630: 6626: 6623: 6621: 6618: 6616: 6613: 6612: 6611: 6608: 6606: 6603: 6601: 6598: 6596: 6593: 6592: 6590: 6588: 6584: 6578: 6575: 6573: 6570: 6568: 6565: 6561: 6558: 6557: 6556: 6553: 6551: 6548: 6546: 6543: 6541: 6538: 6537: 6535: 6533: 6529: 6519: 6516: 6514: 6511: 6509: 6506: 6504: 6501: 6499: 6498:Hosios Loukas 6496: 6494: 6491: 6490: 6488: 6484: 6478: 6475: 6473: 6470: 6468: 6465: 6464: 6462: 6460: 6456: 6450: 6447: 6445: 6442: 6440: 6437: 6435: 6432: 6430: 6427: 6425: 6422: 6421: 6419: 6417: 6413: 6407: 6404: 6402: 6399: 6397: 6394: 6392: 6389: 6387: 6384: 6382: 6379: 6377: 6374: 6372: 6369: 6367: 6364: 6362: 6359: 6357: 6354: 6353: 6351: 6349: 6345: 6337: 6334: 6332: 6329: 6328: 6327: 6324: 6322: 6319: 6318: 6315: 6312: 6310: 6306: 6302: 6295: 6291: 6277: 6274: 6272: 6269: 6267: 6264: 6262: 6259: 6255: 6252: 6251: 6250: 6247: 6245: 6242: 6241: 6239: 6237: 6233: 6227: 6224: 6220: 6217: 6215: 6212: 6210: 6207: 6205: 6202: 6201: 6199: 6197: 6194: 6192: 6189: 6187: 6184: 6182: 6179: 6177: 6174: 6172: 6171:Monophysitism 6169: 6167: 6164: 6162: 6159: 6155: 6152: 6150: 6147: 6145: 6144:Armenian Rite 6142: 6140: 6137: 6136: 6135: 6132: 6128: 6125: 6123: 6120: 6118: 6115: 6113: 6110: 6108: 6105: 6104: 6103: 6100: 6099: 6097: 6095: 6091: 6087: 6080: 6076: 6062: 6061:Naval battles 6059: 6057: 6054: 6052: 6049: 6047: 6044: 6042: 6039: 6037: 6034: 6030: 6027: 6025: 6022: 6020: 6017: 6016: 6015: 6012: 6010: 6007: 6006: 6004: 6002: 5998: 5988: 5985: 5981: 5978: 5976: 5973: 5972: 5971: 5968: 5964: 5961: 5959: 5956: 5955: 5954: 5951: 5950: 5948: 5944: 5938: 5935: 5933: 5930: 5928: 5925: 5923: 5920: 5918: 5915: 5913: 5910: 5908: 5905: 5903: 5900: 5898: 5895: 5893: 5890: 5889: 5887: 5883: 5875: 5872: 5870: 5867: 5865: 5862: 5860: 5857: 5856: 5855: 5852: 5850: 5847: 5846: 5844: 5840: 5834: 5831: 5829: 5826: 5824: 5821: 5819: 5816: 5814: 5811: 5809: 5806: 5804: 5801: 5799: 5796: 5795: 5792: 5789: 5787: 5783: 5779: 5772: 5768: 5754: 5751: 5749: 5746: 5744: 5741: 5739: 5736: 5735: 5733: 5731: 5727: 5717: 5714: 5712: 5709: 5708: 5706: 5702: 5696: 5693: 5691: 5688: 5686: 5683: 5681: 5678: 5677: 5675: 5671: 5665: 5662: 5660: 5657: 5655: 5652: 5650: 5647: 5645: 5642: 5640: 5637: 5636: 5634: 5630: 5627: 5625: 5621: 5611: 5608: 5606: 5603: 5602: 5600: 5596: 5590: 5587: 5585: 5584:Protasekretis 5582: 5580: 5577: 5575: 5572: 5570: 5567: 5565: 5562: 5560: 5557: 5555: 5552: 5550: 5547: 5546: 5544: 5540: 5534: 5531: 5529: 5526: 5524: 5521: 5519: 5516: 5514: 5511: 5510: 5508: 5504: 5498: 5495: 5491: 5488: 5487: 5486: 5483: 5479: 5476: 5474: 5471: 5469: 5466: 5465: 5464: 5461: 5460: 5457: 5454: 5450: 5446: 5439: 5435: 5421: 5418: 5416: 5413: 5410: 5406: 5404: 5401: 5399: 5396: 5394: 5391: 5389: 5386: 5382: 5379: 5377: 5374: 5373: 5372: 5369: 5367: 5364: 5362: 5359: 5357: 5354: 5352: 5349: 5347: 5344: 5342: 5339: 5337: 5334: 5332: 5329: 5327: 5324: 5322: 5319: 5318: 5316: 5308: 5302: 5299: 5297: 5294: 5292: 5289: 5286: 5282: 5278: 5274: 5270: 5266: 5262: 5258: 5255: 5254: 5253: 5250: 5246: 5243: 5242: 5241: 5238: 5237: 5235: 5229: 5224: 5218: 5215: 5213: 5212:Komnenian era 5210: 5208: 5205: 5203: 5200: 5198: 5195: 5193: 5190: 5188: 5185: 5184: 5182: 5176: 5171: 5165: 5162: 5157: 5153: 5152: 5151: 5150:Heraclian era 5148: 5146: 5145:Justinian era 5143: 5141: 5138: 5136: 5133: 5129: 5126: 5124: 5121: 5120: 5119: 5116: 5115: 5113: 5107: 5102: 5094: 5093: 5089: 5088: 5087: 5084: 5083: 5081: 5078: 5073: 5069: 5065: 5060: 5056: 5051: 5044: 5039: 5037: 5032: 5030: 5025: 5024: 5021: 5012: 5008: 5004: 5000: 4996: 4992: 4987: 4986: 4981: 4974: 4968: 4964: 4963: 4957: 4953: 4947: 4943: 4942: 4937: 4936:Whittow, Mark 4933: 4929: 4923: 4919: 4918: 4913: 4909: 4905: 4901: 4897: 4893: 4889: 4887:0-8047-2630-2 4883: 4879: 4875: 4874: 4869: 4865: 4861: 4859:0-8047-3163-2 4855: 4851: 4850: 4845: 4841: 4837: 4831: 4827: 4823: 4819: 4815: 4810: 4806: 4804:0-521-20160-8 4800: 4796: 4795: 4790: 4786: 4782: 4780:0-521-20159-4 4776: 4772: 4771: 4766: 4762: 4758: 4757: 4752: 4748: 4744: 4738: 4734: 4729: 4725: 4723:0-19-504652-8 4719: 4715: 4714: 4709: 4705: 4701: 4697: 4695:90-256-0902-3 4691: 4687: 4683: 4679: 4675: 4673:1-85728-495-X 4669: 4665: 4664: 4659: 4655: 4651: 4649:3-7749-2004-4 4645: 4641: 4637: 4633: 4629: 4627:0-415-02209-6 4623: 4619: 4618: 4612: 4608: 4606:90-04-11710-5 4602: 4598: 4597: 4591: 4587: 4583: 4579: 4578: 4573: 4569: 4568: 4563: 4556: 4551: 4548: 4544: 4539: 4536: 4532: 4528: 4523: 4520: 4517:, p. 98. 4516: 4511: 4509: 4507: 4505: 4503: 4501: 4497: 4493: 4489: 4484: 4481: 4477: 4473: 4468: 4465: 4461: 4457: 4452: 4449: 4445: 4441: 4436: 4433: 4429: 4425: 4420: 4417: 4413: 4409: 4404: 4401: 4397: 4392: 4390: 4386: 4383:, p. 97. 4382: 4377: 4375: 4373: 4371: 4369: 4367: 4363: 4359: 4355: 4350: 4347: 4343: 4339: 4334: 4331: 4327: 4323: 4318: 4315: 4311: 4306: 4304: 4302: 4300: 4298: 4296: 4294: 4290: 4287:, p. 99. 4286: 4281: 4279: 4277: 4275: 4273: 4271: 4267: 4263: 4259: 4254: 4251: 4247: 4242: 4239: 4235: 4231: 4226: 4223: 4219: 4214: 4211: 4208:, p. 96. 4207: 4202: 4200: 4198: 4194: 4190: 4186: 4181: 4178: 4174: 4169: 4166: 4162: 4157: 4154: 4150: 4145: 4142: 4138: 4133: 4130: 4126: 4121: 4118: 4114: 4109: 4106: 4102: 4097: 4094: 4090: 4085: 4082: 4078: 4073: 4070: 4066: 4061: 4058: 4054: 4049: 4046: 4042: 4037: 4034: 4030: 4025: 4022: 4018: 4013: 4010: 4006: 4001: 3998: 3994: 3989: 3986: 3982: 3977: 3974: 3970: 3965: 3963: 3959: 3955: 3950: 3947: 3943: 3938: 3936: 3932: 3928: 3923: 3920: 3916: 3911: 3908: 3904: 3900: 3895: 3892: 3888: 3883: 3881: 3877: 3873: 3868: 3865: 3862:, p. 95. 3861: 3856: 3853: 3849: 3844: 3841: 3837: 3832: 3829: 3825: 3820: 3817: 3814:, p. 94. 3813: 3808: 3806: 3804: 3802: 3798: 3795:, p. 58. 3794: 3789: 3787: 3785: 3781: 3777: 3772: 3769: 3766:, p. 93. 3765: 3760: 3758: 3754: 3751:, p. 59. 3750: 3745: 3742: 3738: 3733: 3731: 3729: 3725: 3721: 3716: 3713: 3709: 3704: 3701: 3697: 3692: 3690: 3688: 3686: 3684: 3680: 3677:, p. 41. 3676: 3671: 3668: 3664: 3659: 3656: 3652: 3647: 3644: 3640: 3635: 3632: 3628: 3623: 3621: 3619: 3615: 3611: 3606: 3603: 3599: 3594: 3591: 3587: 3582: 3579: 3575: 3570: 3568: 3564: 3560: 3555: 3552: 3548: 3543: 3540: 3536: 3531: 3528: 3524: 3519: 3516: 3512: 3507: 3504: 3500: 3495: 3492: 3488: 3483: 3481: 3479: 3475: 3471: 3466: 3463: 3459: 3454: 3452: 3448: 3444: 3439: 3436: 3433:, p. 48. 3432: 3427: 3424: 3421:, p. 78. 3420: 3415: 3412: 3408: 3403: 3401: 3399: 3395: 3391: 3386: 3383: 3379: 3374: 3371: 3367: 3362: 3359: 3355: 3350: 3347: 3343: 3338: 3335: 3331: 3326: 3323: 3319: 3314: 3311: 3307: 3302: 3299: 3295: 3290: 3287: 3283: 3278: 3275: 3271: 3266: 3263: 3259: 3254: 3251: 3248:, p. 57. 3247: 3242: 3240: 3238: 3234: 3230: 3225: 3223: 3221: 3219: 3217: 3215: 3211: 3208:, p. 92. 3207: 3202: 3200: 3196: 3192: 3187: 3184: 3180: 3175: 3173: 3171: 3167: 3163: 3158: 3155: 3151: 3146: 3144: 3140: 3136: 3131: 3128: 3122: 3113: 3107: 3102: 3096: 3093: 3086: 3078: 3072: 3066: 3062: 3059: 3056: 3055: 3051: 3050:Italo-Normans 3047: 3043: 3040: 3038: 3035: 3034: 3030: 3026: 3022: 3019: 3016: 3015: 3011: 3010:Melus of Bari 3006: 3001: 2998: 2996:Leo Patianos 2995: 2994: 2990: 2986: 2982: 2979: 2976: 2975: 2970: 2969: 2961: 2956: 2953: 2950: 2949: 2945: 2942: 2939: 2938: 2934: 2929: 2924: 2921: 2918: 2917: 2913: 2908: 2903: 2900: 2897: 2896: 2885: 2880: 2876: 2871: 2866: 2858: 2855: 2854: 2849: 2848: 2841: 2836: 2833: 2831: 2828: 2827: 2823: 2818: 2817: 2810: 2805: 2801: 2798: 2796:John Grapson 2795: 2794: 2790: 2789: 2785: 2780: 2779: 2772: 2767: 2764: 2761: 2760: 2755: 2750: 2747: 2744: 2743: 2732: 2727: 2721: 2717: 2714: 2711: 2710: 2705: 2699: 2695: 2692: 2689: 2688: 2683: 2678: 2675: 2672: 2671: 2667: 2662: 2657: 2654: 2651: 2650: 2646: 2641: 2637: 2634: 2631: 2630: 2625: 2620: 2612: 2609: 2608: 2604: 2599: 2598: 2591: 2587: 2584: 2582: 2579: 2578: 2573: 2568: 2565: 2563: 2560: 2559: 2555: 2551: 2550: 2544: 2538: 2533: 2530: 2528: 2525: 2524: 2519: 2513: 2507: 2502: 2499: 2496: 2495: 2490: 2485: 2482: 2479: 2478: 2474: 2470: 2465: 2461: 2460: 2454: 2448: 2447: 2440: 2435: 2432: 2429: 2428: 2424: 2423: 2417: 2411: 2405: 2400: 2397: 2394: 2393: 2389: 2384: 2378: 2374: 2371: 2368: 2367: 2362: 2357: 2351: 2346: 2343: 2340: 2339: 2335: 2331: 2327: 2323: 2319: 2316: 2314: 2311: 2310: 2305: 2299: 2293: 2289: 2286: 2283: 2282: 2278: 2273: 2268: 2265: 2263: 2260: 2259: 2255: 2251: 2247: 2243: 2238: 2233: 2230: 2228: 2225: 2224: 2219: 2214: 2211: 2209: 2206: 2205: 2200: 2194: 2189: 2184: 2183: 2176: 2170: 2165: 2162: 2160: 2157: 2156: 2152: 2147: 2146: 2140: 2136: 2132: 2121: 2117: 2114: 2112: 2109: 2108: 2104: 2101: 2098: 2097: 2093: 2092:Pope Vigilius 2089: 2085: 2081: 2078: 2076: 2073: 2072: 2068: 2064: 2060: 2056: 2052: 2049: 2046: 2045: 2041: 2037: 2033: 2028: 2023: 2020: 2017: 2016: 2012: 2008: 2005: 2003: 2000: 1999: 1994: 1983: 1977: 1975: 1973: 1970: 1964: 1959: 1947: 1935: 1931: 1927: 1922: 1916: 1907: 1905: 1896: 1890: 1889:prōtomandatōr 1884: 1883: 1870: 1865: 1854: 1849: 1838: 1826: 1820: 1814: 1808: 1807: 1794: 1788: 1782: 1770: 1764: 1763: 1757: 1753: 1748: 1745: 1739: 1738: 1731: 1727:, 'groom' or 1725: 1724: 1717: 1705: 1704: 1703:chartoularios 1675: 1674: 1663: 1661: 1659: 1655: 1651: 1647: 1643: 1638: 1632: 1620: 1603: 971/75 1597: 1596: 1590: 1587: 1581: 1580: 1574: 1569: 1564: 1563: 1562:Klētorologion 1557: 1556: 1543: 1542: 1536: 1535: 1529: 1524: 1518: 1506: 1505: 1489: 1487: 1484: 1479: 1474: 1462: 1461:to exkoubiton 1455:τὸ ἐξκούβιτον 1450: 1440: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1423: 1419: 1415: 1410: 1404: 1399: 1395: 1390: 1384: 1382: 1377: 1371: 1367: 1364:) as well as 1363: 1359: 1354: 1345: 1336: 1331: 1329: 1324: 1322: 1317: 1316: 1314: 1313: 1307: 1303: 1300: 1298: 1295: 1293: 1292:Siege warfare 1290: 1288: 1285: 1284: 1283: 1282: 1277: 1273: 1269: 1265: 1261: 1257: 1256: 1251: 1245: 1242: 1240: 1236: 1233: 1231: 1228: 1226: 1222: 1219: 1218: 1217: 1216: 1209: 1206: 1204: 1201: 1199: 1196: 1194: 1191: 1189: 1186: 1185: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1176: 1172: 1169: 1168: 1167: 1164: 1159: 1156: 1155: 1154: 1151: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1133: 1131: 1129: 1126: 1125: 1124: 1123: 1118: 1114: 1110: 1109: 1106: 1102: 1098: 1097: 1091: 1089: 1087: 1083: 1082:Italo-Normans 1079: 1075: 1074: 1069: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1051: 1046: 1042: 1041:Azaz campaign 1037: 1035: 1031: 1027: 1023: 1012: 1001: 990: 979: 975: 967: 962: 957: 953: 950: 945: 934: 929: 923: 918: 914: 909: 903: 901: 897: 893: 888: 876: 872: 867: 861: 858: 857: 850: 845: 840: 835: 831: 826: 807: 806:Constantine V 802: 801: 794: 792: 780: 769: 761: 759: 756: 750: 744: 738: 732: 726: 720: 719: 713: 708: 702: 696: 691: 690:Pope Martin I 680: 669: 665: 661: 652: 648: 645: 644: 637: 636: 629: 628:by the mob. 627: 616: 612: 608: 604: 600: 589: 585: 574: 569: 557: 546: 535: 524: 520: 508: 507: 500: 489: 485: 481: 473: 468: 467: 461: 457: 454: 453: 446: 445: 439: 435: 431: 427: 426: 420: 402: 401:Emperor Leo I 394: 389: 387: 385: 375: 371: 360: 356: 352: 351:heavy-cavalry 347: 346: 340: 339:Constantine V 328: 321: 319: 315: 311: 300: 295: 290: 289: 283: 279: 276: 273:-unit by the 272: 260: 249: 228: 223: 219: 215: 209:Military unit 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 164: 158: 153: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 84: 80: 76: 75:heavy cavalry 72: 68: 65: 62: 58: 42: 38: 33: 30: 19: 6666: 6434:Hagia Sophia 6416:Thessalonica 6391:Hagia Sophia 6371:Chora Church 6309:Architecture 6186:Great Schism 6176:Paulicianism 6154:Miaphysitism 6009:Karabisianoi 5873: 5313:or territory 5273:Thessalonica 5257:Latin Empire 5252:Frankokratia 5227: 5187:Isaurian era 5174: 5105: 5090: 5086:Roman Empire 5076: 4994: 4990: 4961: 4940: 4916: 4872: 4848: 4817: 4793: 4769: 4755: 4732: 4711: 4685: 4662: 4658:Haldon, John 4639: 4616: 4595: 4576: 4550: 4538: 4522: 4483: 4467: 4451: 4435: 4419: 4403: 4349: 4333: 4317: 4253: 4241: 4225: 4213: 4180: 4168: 4156: 4144: 4132: 4120: 4108: 4096: 4084: 4072: 4060: 4048: 4036: 4024: 4012: 4000: 3988: 3976: 3949: 3922: 3910: 3894: 3867: 3855: 3843: 3831: 3819: 3771: 3744: 3715: 3703: 3670: 3658: 3646: 3639:Wortley 2010 3634: 3605: 3593: 3581: 3554: 3547:Whittow 1996 3542: 3530: 3518: 3506: 3494: 3465: 3458:Whittow 1996 3438: 3426: 3414: 3407:Kazhdan 1991 3385: 3373: 3361: 3349: 3337: 3325: 3313: 3301: 3289: 3277: 3265: 3253: 3186: 3157: 3130: 3095: 3048:against the 2863: 958/9 2829: 2787: 2783: 2777: 2748:9th century 2693:9th century 2676:9th century 2610:Constantine 2580: 2547: 2526: 2457: 2430:Constantine 2420: 2344:7th century 2212:582/584–603 2150: 2059:North Africa 1974: 1954: 6,000 1941: 4,000 1932:, historian 1911: 1749: 1710:χαρτουλάριος 1667: 1593: 1591: 1560: 1539: 1493: 1473:ta exkoubita 1467:τὰ ἐξκούβιτα 1445: 1434:Later period 1394:John B. Bury 1385: 1349: 1346:Early period 1208:Protostrator 1080:against the 1071: 1068:Anna Komnene 1038: 989:Nikephoros I 971: 904: 862: 834:horse armour 768:Justinian II 765: 734:—as well as 662:against the 657: 630: 586:, and under 534:Anastasius I 505: 477: 398: 322: 213: 211: 29: 6917:Megali Idea 6892:Byzantinism 6595:Agriculture 6386:Hagia Irene 6219:Kievan Rus' 6196:Mount Athos 6019:Cibyrrhaeot 5963:Vestiaritai 5818:Mercenaries 5695:Catepanates 5554:Sakellarios 5473:Family tree 5398:Mesopotamia 5217:Angelid era 5197:Amorian era 4997:: 117–151. 4572:Bury, J. B. 4396:Haldon 1984 4310:Haldon 1984 4246:Haldon 1984 4218:Haldon 1984 3993:Haldon 1999 3969:Haldon 1984 3927:Haldon 1984 3887:Haldon 1984 3872:Haldon 1984 3836:Haldon 1984 3776:Haldon 1984 3737:Haldon 1984 3720:Haldon 1984 3708:Haldon 1984 3696:Haldon 1984 3663:Haldon 1999 3586:Haldon 1984 3574:Haldon 1984 3523:Haldon 1984 3511:Haldon 1984 3487:Haldon 1984 3470:Haldon 1984 3443:Haldon 1999 3419:Haldon 1999 3390:Haldon 1984 3378:Haldon 1984 3366:Haldon 1984 3354:Haldon 1984 3342:Haldon 1984 3330:Haldon 1984 3229:Haldon 1984 3179:Whitby 2000 3112:excubitores 3068:, imperial 3025:Romanos III 2847:topotērētēs 2784:droungarios 2745:Theophilos 2738: 860s 2723:, imperial 2701:, imperial 2322:Constans II 2284:Valentinus 2208:Philippicus 2111:Tiberius II 2032:Justinian I 1958:John Haldon 1862:, from the 1837:signophoroi 1825:skeuophoroi 1819:drakonarioi 1806:draconarius 1799:δρακονάριος 1793:drakonarios 1752:hagiography 1744:topotērētai 1716:topotērētēs 1694:placeholder 1680:τοποτηρητής 1673:topotērētēs 1660:in Greece. 1650:Longobardia 1024:in 896 and 779:Pope John V 731:excubitores 615:Constans II 584:Philippicus 556:Tiberius II 470:of Emperor 222:excubitores 182:Philippicus 115:of 582-602 109:Engagements 98:Longobardia 82:Garrison/HQ 54: 1081 6970:Categories 6912:Third Rome 6838:University 6821:Philosophy 6811:Inventions 6674:Historians 6642:Literature 6625:Varangians 6467:San Vitale 6396:Hippodrome 6376:City Walls 6276:Mutilation 6271:Hexabiblos 6191:Bogomilism 6181:Iconoclasm 6051:Megas doux 6041:Greek fire 6024:Aegean Sea 5897:Kleisourai 5874:Excubitors 5864:Bucellarii 5716:Despotates 5685:Kleisourai 5624:Provincial 5468:Coronation 5442:Governance 5207:Doukid era 5140:Leonid era 4814:"Excubiae" 4586:1046639111 3318:Kaegi 1981 3282:Evans 1996 3258:Evans 1996 3191:Evans 1996 3123:References 3101:Roman army 2985:Kekaumenos 2891: 922 2840:exkoubitor 2712:Symbatios 2617: 842 2603:Theophilos 2597:dēmokratēs 2590:Exkoubitos 2572:exkoubitos 2562:Michael II 2546: [ 2537:Exkoubiton 2512:Exkoubiton 2473:Nikephoros 2456: [ 2439:spatharios 2419: [ 2404:spatharios 2350:Exkoubiton 2326:Heraklonas 2313:Valentinus 2298:Exkoubiton 2254:Asia Minor 2163:574?–582? 2127: 570 1901:λεγατάριοι 1895:legatarioi 1886:) under a 1882:mandatores 1875:μανδάτορες 1843:σιγνοφόροι 1831:σκευοφόροι 1730:spatharios 1619:Romanos II 1598:, written 1549: 842 1534:spatharioi 1528:court rank 1504:dēmokratēs 1244:Megas doux 1225:Greek fire 966:Theophilos 896:Nikephoros 820: 760 791:domestikos 749:scholarius 725:excubitors 718:candidatus 686: 650 611:Heraklonas 603:Valentinus 515: 680 415: 460 366: 772 335: 760 294:bodyguards 267: 460 214:Excubitors 198:Michael II 194:Valentinus 162:commanders 155:Commanders 47: 460 35:Excubitors 6740:Octoechos 6620:Silk Road 6112:Hesychasm 5980:Paramonai 5927:Hetaireia 5859:Foederati 5748:Diplomacy 5743:Diplomats 5649:Provinces 5478:Empresses 5281:Trebizond 5077:Preceding 5003:0378-2506 4820:. 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Index

Comes excubitorum
Byzantine Empire
heavy cavalry
Constantinople
Bithynia
Thrace
Longobardia
Hellas
Maurice's Balkan campaigns
Heraclius
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor (782)
Battle of Marcellae
Battle of Pliska
Battle of Boulgarophygon
Battle of Acheloos
Battle of Azaz (1030)
Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081)
Justin I
Marcellus
Tiberius II Constantine
Maurice
Philippicus
Priscus
Nicetas
Valentinus
Michael II
Constantine Opos
Latin
Greek

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