Tagmata

Tagmata (the Greek plural of tagma) were military units in the Byzantine Empire.

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In the year 743, the Byzantine emperor Constantine V retook Constantinople from the rebellious Count of the Opsician thema, Artabasdus. Soon after, Constantine broke up the rebellious Opsician theme. Apparently, roughly half of the soldiers assigned to the theme were used to create six new military units known as the Tagmata (battalions). In order to ensure their loyalty, the commanders were directly responsible to the emperor.

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