11-30-2014, 12:13 PM
Quote:who do you think those with beard and mustache standing near Emperor?
The armed men with the neck torques standing in the rear row would probably be members of the protectores divi lateris - literally 'protectors of the sacred flank'. Many of them by this date were recruited from the Germanic peoples, which explains the hairstyles and beards.
The bearded men in the front row could be officials of the imperial consistorium - the imperial council - or members of the Constantinople senate, perhaps.
Nathan Ross
