What do we know about this title? Who held it, when and where?
(03-29-2016, 08:52 PM)nikgaukroger Wrote: [ -> ]What do we know about this title? Who held it, when and where?
This is actually something not even I know. I have long theorized this title belonged to Sigisvult (426-435), Vertericus (439), and Ricimer (443-455) based on my knowledge of the command structure, but have no evidence to support that.
Areobindus allegedly held the title in 422, although it may have been Comes Rei Militaris instead.
(03-29-2016, 08:52 PM)nikgaukroger Wrote: [ -> ]What do we know about this title? Who held it, when and where?
I found something about it first being attested only by 548, applied by Justinian to Artabanus.
If you read Latin, this is from
Du Cange et al., Glossarium mediæ et infimæ latinitatis. Niort : L. Favre, 1883-1887:
Comes Foederatorum, apud Anastasium in Hist. Eccl. pag. 66. qui Theophani, Cedreno pag. 341. et aliis,
ϰόμης τῶν φοιδεράτων. Τουρμάρχης τάγματος τῶν φοιδεράτων, Zonaræ pag. 104.
Ἡγεμὼν τοῦ τῶν φοιδεράτων τάγματος, Scylitzæ pag. 487. qui præterea meminit
τάγματος τῶν φοιδεράτων pag. 755 ; postmodum
Ἑταιρειάρχης dictus. De Fœderatorum cohorte in Palatio Principis militante dixi ad Annam Comnenam pag. 227.
So basically we know very little
Not unusual I guess. Thanks anyway.
Thanks I'll have a look - not seen them before so worthwhile even if they aren't quite what I'm looking for
Nik- a quick google search for Comes Foederatorum brought up quite a few hits, might be worth checking out a few of them.