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Byzantine administrative unit (theme)
The Optimatoi (Greek: Ὀπτιμάτοι, from Latin: Optimates, "the Best Men") were initially formed as an elite Byzantine military unit. In the mid-8th century
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Byzantine military campaign
left their cover to chase the Byzantines, whereupon Heraclius' elite Optimatoi assaulted the chasing Persians, causing them to flee. Thus, he saved Anatolia
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Military unit of the Byzantine Empire
The unit's origins may lie as far back as the 4th–5th centuries. the Optimatoi (Gr. Ὀπτιμάτοι, from Latin optimates, "the Best"), although formerly an
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Early Germanic people
foederati in parts of Asia Minor. Their descendants, who formed the elite Optimatoi regiment, still lived there in the early 8th century. While they were
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Ancient city of Bithynia
746–47. From the 840s on, Nicomedia was the capital of the thema of the Optimatoi. By that time, most of the old, seawards city had been abandoned and is
Nicomedia
Theme of the Byzantine Empire
Artabasdos, the Count of the Opsikion. The new theme, along with that of the Optimatoi was split off from the Opsikion as formed part of the Emperor's policy
Bucellarian_Theme
Elite unit of the Byzantine Army
Housecarl Komnenian army Leidang Mamluk Manglabites New England (medieval) Optimatoi Piraeus Lion Swedes (Germanic tribe) Thingmen Trade route from the Varangians
Varangian_Guard
Eastern orthodox venerable and saint
3rd with the title of Venerable. Theoclite was born in the Theme of the Optimatoi; her parents were named Constantine and Anastasia. Her parents, from a
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Province of the Byzantine Empire
domesticates formed from the elite corps of the old army, such as the Optimatoi and Boukellarioi, both terms dating back to the recruitment of Gothic
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from the Roman republican office of quaestor Kouropalates, a court title Optimatoi, a military unit Patrikios, the Patrician caste, from the Latin patricius
List of Byzantine Greek words of Latin origin
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not continental) Koloneia (theme) Lykandos Mesopotamia (theme) Opsikion Optimatoi Paphlagonia (theme) Iberia (which incorporated the historical region of
Ancient_regions_of_Anatolia
Cavalry unit of Ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire
major subdivision of a thema. The army of each thema (except for the Optimatoi) was divided into two to four tourmai, and each tourma further into a
Turma
Roman province located in modern-day Turkey
Bithynia and Pontus was reorganized into the Bucellarian, Opsikion, and Optimatoi themes. List of Roman governors of Bithynia and Pontus Kingdom of Pontus
Bithynia_and_Pontus
Greek term for brigadier
emperor Maurice, where it is reserved for the commander of the elite Optimatoi mercenary corps. In the 10th-century, the term was revived and refers
Taxiarch
Military and administrative division of the Byzantine Empire
themata in Asia Minor as they existed in c. 780, following the creation of the Bucellarian and Optimatoi themes out of the original theme of the Opsikion
Theme_(Byzantine_district)
Last war between the Byzantine and Sasanian empires
left their cover to chase the Byzantines, whereupon Heraclius's elite Optimatoi assaulted the pursuing Persians, causing them to flee. Thus he saved Anatolia
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
Byzantine–Sasanian_War_of_602–628
1204 treaty dividing the Byzantine Empire
Bosporus. Provintia Optimati. the province of Optimatoi Emperor Northern Asia Minor The theme of the Optimatoi encompassed the parts of Asia Minor closest
Partitio terrarum imperii Romaniae
Partitio_terrarum_imperii_Romaniae
Military unit
based on a better exemplar he may have actually been domestikos of the Optimatoi rather than of the Hikanatoi Pankratoukas, under Leo VI the Wise (r. 886–912)
Hikanatoi
Land branch of the armed forces of the Byzantine Empire
Τειχέων, tōn Teicheōn), manning the Walls of Constantinople, and the Optimatoi (Gr. Ὀπτιμάτοι, "the Best"), a support unit responsible for the mules
Byzantine_army
starting point. Before becoming its own Theme, Malagina was part of the Optimatoi Theme. It was raised as a distinct administrative unit under the Komnemian
Theme_of_Malagina
Roman and Byzantine office
the Hikanatoi and the Noumeroi, as well as, uniquely, the thema of the Optimatoi, were led by a domestikos. To them was added the short-lived tagma of
Domestikos
Abbasid general and provincial governor (750–812)
his return, he was attacked by the forces of the themes of Opsikion and Optimatoi, but defeated them. At the same time, his son raided the city of Ephesus
Abd_al-Malik_ibn_Salih
Antique terminology and titulature that survived: the spatharioi and optimatoi date from the 6th century, while the exkoubitai, the praitorion and the
Three Treatises on Imperial Military Expeditions
Three_Treatises_on_Imperial_Military_Expeditions
Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar day
centuries) Venerable Theoclite the Wonderworker, of Optimaton (Theme of the Optimatoi) (ca. 842) Saints John the Monastic, and John the New, Bishops of Ephesus
August 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
August_3_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
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Male
French
French form of Scottish Bryce, BRICE means "pied, spotted, speckled."Â
Biblical
Making sweet; binding together
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly in the West Midlands)
English (chiefly in the West Midlands) : topographic name for someone who lived by an extensive (Middle English long) marsh or fen (Middle English more).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh
Night; Queen
Boy/Male
Hindu
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably of Norman origin, a habitational name from any of the places in northern France called Mailly.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Charming, Full of nectar
Girl/Female
Tamil
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The bestower of strength
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places called Lindon in Lincolnshire, Linden End, Haddenham, in Cambridgeshire, or Lyndon, Rutland, all named from Old English lind ‘lime tree’ or līn ‘flax’ + dūn ‘hill’.
Girl/Female
English American French
Certain fortune; fate. The mythological Greek god of fate.
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