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of the
Bucellarians and the Paphlagonians", whose seal is attested in the 10th century, was the commander of this naval contingent. However, evidence points to the fact that the 10th-century fleet was composed of merchantmen and transport ships, not warships.
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in the east. In the 9th century, however, probably c. 820, the northeastern half of the theme was detached and formed, perhaps with some territory from the
Armeniac theme, the new theme of
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1015:
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with an annual salary of 30 pounds of gold. According to Arab geographers, he commanded some 8,000 troops. The court ranks of the
Bucellarian
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origin, often found as privately recruited bodyguard troops. By the early 7th century, they formed an elite division in the
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as formed part of the
Emperor's policy to reduce the latter's power. The name of the theme derives from the
455:, the northern parts of the former theme were retaken but the theme itself wasn't reestablished. The name
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371:), the Bucellarians, as well as the later Paphlagonian theme, also included a small fleet, active in the
229:
30:
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358:
240:). It was created around the middle of the 8th century, comprising most of the ancient region of
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Malatras, Christos (2023). "The early history of the thema of the
Boukellarioi (8th century)".
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621:"The Decline of the Opsikian Domesticates and the Rise of the Domesticate of the Scholae"
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Thrace and
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The theme was established sometime after 743 and before 767 by the
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Initially, the theme stretched from the Black Sea coast to the central
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of the
Bucellarians is attested for the first time in 767, providing a
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Warfare, State and
Society in the Byzantine World, 565-1204
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and the land was ceded to the
Seljuks in 1075. During the
264:(r. 741–775), following the suppression of the revolt of
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Gyftopoulou, Sofia; Velentzas, Georgios (May 24, 2005).
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States and territories established in the 8th century
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710:(in Italian). Rome: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.
663:. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
413:(r. 886–912), when eight southern and southeastern
1016:States and territories disestablished in the 1070s
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361:is the only attested base of one of the theme's
419:were removed to form part of the new themes of
409:. Its extent was further reduced under Emperor
367:. Despite it being originally a cavalry theme (
351:, with a single occurrence of the more exalted
580:Encyclopedia of the Hellenic World, Asia Minor
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443:set up a splinter state in 1073. Ruling from
311:before their elevation to a full theme. The
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323:for its creation. His headquarters were at
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708:Constantino Porfirogenito: De Thematibus
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331:, and he belonged to the second tier of
274:. The new theme, along with that of the
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293:, elite cavalry troops of
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327:, the former capital of
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280:was split off from the
401:in the south, and the
1026:Byzantine Paphlagonia
453:Komnenian restoration
357:in the 10th century.
41:mid-8th century–1070s
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706:Pertusi, A. (1952).
655:Treadgold, Warren T.
393:and the rump of the
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625:Byzantine Symmeikta
441:Roussel de Bailleul
439:, the Norman rebel
437:Battle of Manzikert
268:, the Count of the
158:• Fall to the
148:• Established
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512:, pp. 29, 71.
369:thema kaballarikon
320:terminus ante quem
223:thema Boukellariōn
207:Boukellarion thema
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219:θέμα Βουκελλαρίων
203:Βουκελλάριον θέμα
195:Bucellarian Theme
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342:spatharios
308:domestikos
290:Bucellarii
286:late Roman
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234:Asia Minor
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921:Macedonia
862:Sebasteia
826:Optimates
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586:7 October
391:Optimatoi
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354:patrikios
337:strategoi
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868:Lykandos
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256:History
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152:743–767
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