- The
Armeniac Theme (Gr****: Ἀρμενιακόν [θέμα],
Armeniakon [thema]), more
properly the
Theme of the
Armeniacs (Gr****: θέμα Ἀρμενιακῶν,
thema Armeniakōn)...
- The
first four
themes were
those of the
Armeniacs,
Anatolics and Thracesians, and the
Opsician theme. The
Armeniac Theme (Θέμα Ἀρμενιακῶν, Théma Armeniakōn)...
-
military support Constantine finally came to
actual power in 790,
after the
Armeniacs rebelled against Irene. Nevertheless,
after campaigning unsuccessfully...
- a
northern army made up of
forces from the
northeastern themes of the
Armeniacs, Bucellarians, Koloneia, and Paphlagonia; a
southern force (probably the...
- latter's fall, in 716 Leo
allied himself with Artabasdos, the
general of the
Armeniacs, and was
proclaimed emperor while two Arab armies, one
under the Caliph's...
-
Opsician Theme, and his
legitimacy was
denied by the
Anatolics and the
Armeniacs under their respective strategoi (generals) Leo the
Isaurian and Artabasdos...
- that the
Armeniacs – his hard-core
supporters – took an oath that they
would not
accept Irene as emperor.
Mosele was
confirmed as the
Armeniacs' commander...
-
discontent which this
caused swelled into open
resistance and at
first the
Armeniacs refused to
swear an oath to
Irene alone but
rather to
Constantine and...
- the
Armeniac army to
attack Thomas. The
Armeniacs were
easily defeated in
battle and
Thomas proceeded through the
eastern parts of the
Armeniac Theme...
-
Niketas in
charge of the
Armeniac Theme.
Artabasdos was
supported by the
themes of
Opsikion and
Thrace along with the
Armeniacs,
while Constantine was supported...
