2022年10月1日 · The weight of the entire Byzantine military system from the 7th century to the early 11th century AD was dependent on the Themata (or Themes) system – an administrative network of provincial forces that guarded the Byzantine Empire (more or less across Anatolia).

Tagmata (the Greek plural of tagma) were military units in the Byzantine Empire. History. In the year 743, the Byzantine emperor Constantine V retook Constantinople from the rebellious Count of the Opsician thema, Artabasdus. Soon after, Constantine broke …

The tagma (Greek: τάγμα, pl. tagmata) is a term for a military unit of battalion or regiment size. The best-known and most technical use of the term however refers to the elite regiments formed by Byzantine emperor Constantine V and comprising the central army of the Byzantine Empire in the 8th–11th centuries.

2024年10月19日 · The tagmata were the reformed old guard units of Constantinople, meant to provide the emperor with a strong force of loyal guards. The tagmata were formed to suppress a major revolt in the Opsician Theme in 741–743.

Found at various levels of the hierarchy, as deputies to commanders of the imperial tagmata, deputy to a drungarios. Chartoularios - Secretary. Protomandator - Head messenger.

2025年1月2日 · These elite units—the Tagmata, the Varangian Guard, and the Cataphracts—were instrumental in the Byzantine Empire's ability to project power, maintain internal stability, and defend its territories against a myriad of …

2015年8月14日 · At Manzikert 26 August 1071, the Seljuk Turks led by Alp Arslan defeated the Byzantine Empire. The brunt of the battle was borne by the professional soldiers from the eastern and western tagmata, as large numbers of the mercenaries and Anatolian levies fled early and survived the battle.

The tagma ( el. τάγμα, pl. tagmata ) is a term for a military unit of battalion size. The best known use of the term however refers to the elite regiments comprising the central imperial army of the middle and late Byzantine Empire.

2018年10月22日 · 6) The Tagmata. Till now we have talked about the Themata army of the Byzantine Empire (circa 8th – 10th century AD). But the provincial troops were supported by the better-equipped and highly-trained Tagmata, the permanent guard regiments based in and around the capital of Constantinople.

The tagma – plural: tagmata – were the Byzantine descendants of the Roman imperial guard. At first, the tagmata were noble young men who sought positions where they could be personally close to the Emperor and perhaps gain his attention.