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Scholae Palatinae (lit. 'Palatine Schools'; Gr****: Σχολαί, romanized:
Scholai) were an
elite military imperial guard unit,
usually ascribed to the Roman...
- 10th centuries,
there were four
tagmata proper ("τὰ δʹ τάγματα"): the
Scholai (Gr. Σχολαί, "the Schools"), were the most
senior unit, the
direct successor...
- at
least the
early 14th century.
Originally simply the
commander of the
Scholai, the
senior of the
elite tagmata regiments, the
Domestic quickly rose in...
- who had won the
backing of
Niketas Triphyllios, the
commander of the
Scholai guards,
accused Staurakios before the
Empress of
plotting to
usurp the...
-
Treadgold supports its
creation along with the
first two tagmata, the
Scholai ("Schools") and
Exkoubitoi ("Excubitors"), by
Emperor Constantine V (r...
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Domestikos tōn scholōn,
Domestic of the
Schools – The
commander of the
Scholai,
originally a
number of
guards units,
later a Tagma. This was a prestigious...
- were more
concerned with
local defense. The four main
tagmata were: the
Scholai (Gr. Σχολαί, "the Schools"), the most
senior unit, the
direct successor...
-
where he is portra**** as
rising from
imperial spatharios to
komes of the
Scholai regiment and
finally doux of Koloneia,
before being taken prisoner by Paulician...
- the time, he was
already Domestic of the
Schools (commander of the
elite Scholai regiment) and
holder of the
supreme dignity of patrikios.
Niketas was one...
- Soon after,
Basil II
placed Diogenes in
charge of the
tagmata of the
Scholai of the West and of Thessalonica, and
tasked him with
pursuing Tsar Ivan...
