03-01-2014, 02:22 PM
Zosimus used the word tagmata, not banda.
The words of Zosimus are :
"Five of the tagmata in Damatia" and "these tagmata were manned with 6,000 men"
Tagma is the usual term for legion (although it is also used by many authors as a general term for unit) along with telos, both used by Zosimus in multiple instances.
The words of Zosimus are :
"Five of the tagmata in Damatia" and "these tagmata were manned with 6,000 men"
Tagma is the usual term for legion (although it is also used by many authors as a general term for unit) along with telos, both used by Zosimus in multiple instances.