Isaurian regiments

[AMELIANVS]

Do anybody know where I can find more about them?If some research or scientific topic exist about them,or if someone of you is more informed?

They seemed to me of much interest.Isaurian highlanders although continualy being officialy part of many states and empires for many centuries,mannaged to preserve much of independence and later become valuable adition to infantry regiments of the Roman Empire.
interestingly,Prokopios(Agathius,I think,as well)often mention isaurians specifically as if they were somehow different from other regular army regiments which by that time they were part of.So were they considered as elite infantry or their specific mentioning was just mirroring of their former influence at the eastern court and of the isauran war of Anastasius I.?

[Flavivs Aetivs]

I remember reading about them being made into elite units in the early Byzantine Era, but I don't remember where.

[elendir]

Did you have a look here? There might be some mention about Isaurian troops, or, at least, some useful reference.

http://www.academia.edu/182272/The_Roman...turies_A.D

[Paul Elliott]

Hi, I did some research a few years ago, since the setting of my Late Roman novel is Isauria in 360.
I used the following articles:

Basil and the Isaurian Uprising of AD 375 by Noel Lenski
Arbazacius, Fravitta, and the Government of Isauria, AD 396-404 and finally,
Bandits in the Roman Empire by Brent Shaw.

I have copies here at home, but unfortunately have no idea where I got them!

[AMELIANVS]

Daniel:No,I dont know it.Thanks,there are some valuable informations,I'll certainly explor it more .

Paul:Thanks for the tip.By the way I'm just working on painted rendition of your photo :wink:.