05-17-2017, 04:32 PM
Book XII
19
In Moesia, Marinus, a unit commander (ταξιάρχης), was chosen by the soldiers to reign. (Circa 248 AD)
Book XIII
8
Moreover, he (Magnentius) advanced toward this with haste, because Silvanus, one of his unit commanders (ταξιάρχων), along with a multitude of infantry (όπλιτϖν) , had deserted him and surrendered to Constantius, the emperor.
10
Then the Caesar Julian, having become conceited and haughty because he feared Constantius, who was envious of him due to his successes, lest, as he had done with his brother Gallus, he surreptiously deprive him, too, of life, contemplated rebellion and, when he had won over some of the unit commanders (ταξιάρχων) under him, through them he incited the army, and it united and acclaimed him Augustus.
Since one of the unit commanders (ταξιάρχων) was wearing a golden torque which held stones set in gold, they took this and fit it to his head. He dispatched Pentadius, magister of the imperial units (ταξεων), with others to Constantius…
13
When they (The ships of emperor Julian’s Persian invasion) already had been reduced to ashes, since many of the unit commanders (ταξιάρχων) kept objecting that what the deserters were saying was an ambush and deception…
From:
The History of Zonaras, from Alexander Severus to the death of Theodosius the Great, translation by Thomas M.Banchich and Eugene N.Lane
So, who is the taxiarchos and how many soldiers did he command?
19
In Moesia, Marinus, a unit commander (ταξιάρχης), was chosen by the soldiers to reign. (Circa 248 AD)
Book XIII
8
Moreover, he (Magnentius) advanced toward this with haste, because Silvanus, one of his unit commanders (ταξιάρχων), along with a multitude of infantry (όπλιτϖν) , had deserted him and surrendered to Constantius, the emperor.
10
Then the Caesar Julian, having become conceited and haughty because he feared Constantius, who was envious of him due to his successes, lest, as he had done with his brother Gallus, he surreptiously deprive him, too, of life, contemplated rebellion and, when he had won over some of the unit commanders (ταξιάρχων) under him, through them he incited the army, and it united and acclaimed him Augustus.
Since one of the unit commanders (ταξιάρχων) was wearing a golden torque which held stones set in gold, they took this and fit it to his head. He dispatched Pentadius, magister of the imperial units (ταξεων), with others to Constantius…
13
When they (The ships of emperor Julian’s Persian invasion) already had been reduced to ashes, since many of the unit commanders (ταξιάρχων) kept objecting that what the deserters were saying was an ambush and deception…
From:
The History of Zonaras, from Alexander Severus to the death of Theodosius the Great, translation by Thomas M.Banchich and Eugene N.Lane
So, who is the taxiarchos and how many soldiers did he command?
