11-22-2006, 01:16 PM
Stefanos,
Which of the whacky weapons is the apelatikion? Do we have other sources?
I think that a close examination of frescos and mosaics have a lot to teach us so long as we can refer to literary and archeological finds to support our arguments. Tim Dawson has spent a lot of time doing just that. In fact his Doctorate of Philosophy wasearned by his doctoral thesis on - The Forms and Evolution of the Dress and Regalia of the Byzantine Court: c.900 - c. 1400 .
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. Trans. by Benedikt S. Benedikz, Cambridge: 1978. ISBN 0-521-21745-8 or H.R. Ellis Davidson. The Viking Road to Byzantium. London: 1976 - I read them many years ago but do not have a copy of either. Perhaps someone could refresh our memories?
Which reminds me there are some excellent on line articles here:
[url:275qcj8b]http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/byzantine.htm[/url]
Which of the whacky weapons is the apelatikion? Do we have other sources?
I think that a close examination of frescos and mosaics have a lot to teach us so long as we can refer to literary and archeological finds to support our arguments. Tim Dawson has spent a lot of time doing just that. In fact his Doctorate of Philosophy wasearned by his doctoral thesis on - The Forms and Evolution of the Dress and Regalia of the Byzantine Court: c.900 - c. 1400 .
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. Trans. by Benedikt S. Benedikz, Cambridge: 1978. ISBN 0-521-21745-8 or H.R. Ellis Davidson. The Viking Road to Byzantium. London: 1976 - I read them many years ago but do not have a copy of either. Perhaps someone could refresh our memories?
Which reminds me there are some excellent on line articles here:
[url:275qcj8b]http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/byzantine.htm[/url]
Peter Raftos
