12-10-2006, 04:30 AM
Quote:Is the term Akolouthos ("Acolyte") a rank or title that appears anywhere else - I am unsure of this? I thought it had an ecclesiastical meaning as well. I haven't been able to find which source says the Akolouthos (Acolyte) is the title of the commander of the Varangian Guard. Perhaps it is cited in either Sigfus Blondal. Varangians of Byzantium: An Aspect of Byzantine Military History. . . . Perhaps someone could refresh our memories?
Peter; I have my own copy of Blondal/Benedikz. The statement appears on p. 184, but without any attribution. I can send you a copy of the relevant pages if you want. But I'll need your snail mail address.
"It is safer and more advantageous to overcome the enemy by planning and generalship than by sheer force"
The Strategikon of Emperor Maurice
Steven Lowe
Australia
The Strategikon of Emperor Maurice
Steven Lowe
Australia