10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAGMATA»
Discover the use of
tagmata in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tagmata and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Byzantium and Its Army, 284-1081
Warren Treadgold. THE TAGMATA OF CONSTANTINE V Leo's death in 741 set
off a revolt against his son Constantine V by Artavasdus, Count of the Opsician
Theme. Artavasdus seized Constantinople within a month, and held it for over
two ...
If any group of arthropods has regional differentiation of segments, but fusion of
tergites takes place otherwise than according to the boundaries of variously-
differentiated sections, the question arises: what are we do consider tagmata in
that ...
3
The Making of Byzantium, 600-1025
The rise of the tagmata and the relative decline of the themes had little impact on
this group; or at least there is no sign anywhere that the imperial government
ever had any difficulties raising foot-soldiers. The case of the theme cavalry was ...
4
The Adventurer's Guide to the Imperial City
His plan is to craft the tagmata into an elite fighting force similar to the Iron Guard
of Essad. The tagmata are nominally commanded by the Grand Strategos Sieur
Camrose Anarjent. Each arm of the tagmata has its own captain, and the ...
5
TRILOBITES. 2nd edition, édition en anglais
Such functional groups of segments are called tagmata (from the Greek tagma for
a "body of soldiers"). Segmental specialization into tagmata or tagmosis leads to
the fairly universal organization of the body into head, thorax, and abdomen.
Riccardo Levi-Setti, 1995
6
Byzantine Armies 886-1118
On the other hand another Arab, Ibn Khordadbah, apparently also drawing on al-
Garmi, seems to imply either an overall Tagmata strength of 6,ooo soldiers and 6,
ooo servants (i.e. one servant per man), which would mean approximately i ...
7
Arthropod Biology and Evolution: Molecules, Development, ...
9.2.3 Tagma: Definition and Use of the Term The body of many bilaterian taxa is
traditionally described as divided into a small number of regions, or tagmata,
along the main axis. This applies to segmented and non-segmented bilaterians
alike ...
Alessandro Minelli, Geoffrey Boxshall, Giuseppe Fusco, 2013
8
Historical Dictionary of Byzantium
TAGMATA. Elite regiments of cavalry and infantry organized by Constantine V
into a professional field army stationed at Constantinople. The tagmata were
supported by the Optimatoi, a special theme of muleteers for carrying supplies.
9
Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Crustacea
1.3.2 Tagmata From this segment formation, tagmata can be derived. Tagmata
are groups of segments, which are often viewed as functional units. For instance,
the head would be a feeding and sensory unit, the thorax would be devoted to ...
10
Warfare in Late Byzantium, 1204-1453
This connection between tagmata and allagia is confirmed by Pseudo-Kodinos,
who states that the army was divided into tagmata stationed in the provinces and
that the megaloallagitai are parts of the tagmata.40 The identification of the ...
