-
first appears in
circa 626, when a
certain George was
tourmarchēs of the
Armeniac Theme. The
tourmarchēs was
usually based in a
fortress town.
Aside from his...
- up as
rival emperor in
Anatolia to
avenge Leo V. He had been made the
tourmarchēs of the
Foederati (a
command in the
Anatolic Theme) by Leo, and so bore...
- rank rose in importance, and
eventually surp****ed and
replaced that of
tourmarches, so that in the Komnenian-era army, the
taxiarchia was the largest-scale...
-
officers were, in
order of rank, the
tourmarchēs of the Theodosiakoi, the
tourmarchēs of the Viktores, the
tourmarchēs of the
seacoast (tēs paraliou), and...
- encomp****ing the old Tourmas, now each
ruled by a
Praktor instead of a
Tourmarches fulfilling the same
civic and
military roles now
widely in the hands...
- (also
known as "Armenia Minor").
Although the
mention of a "George,
tourmarchēs of the Armeniacs" in 629,
during the
Persian campaigns of
Emperor Heraclius...
- the
family was a soldier,
probably of
humble origin, who was
appointed tourmarches (divisional commander) in 872. His son,
Nikephoros Phokas the Elder,...
- Tokat, Turkey) Died 823
Arcadiopolis (modern-day Lüleburgaz, Kırklareli, Turkey)
Allegiance Byzantine army Years of
service c. 803 – 820 Rank
tourmarches...
-
Officer in
command Thema 9 600 4
Tourmai Strategos Tourma 2 400 6
Droungoi Tourmarches Droungos 400 2
Banda Droungarios Bandon 200 2
Kentarchiai Komes Kentarchia...
- in the 9th and 10th centuries:
among other subordinate officials, a
tourmarches was
charged with the
defence of the
coast and even had a
naval squadron...
