He had to be a man of some wealth and substance, for it was no trivial expense to maintain a heavy warhorse and its armour; but this was equally true of a Byzantine cavalryman, who served under a strategos, but had technically no liege lord except the emperor. ❋ Superversive (2010)
“There are none here, strategos,” Teutiaplas bowed and spoke softly, “these are all wharfmen.” ❋ Unknown (2009)
Each theme held a certain body of troops, derived from the field armies of an earlier day, commanded by a strategos or general. ❋ Superversive (2010)
Teutiaplas eyed the selected crew and the grinning Cleon and voiced his own suspicion, “There are better men, strategos.” ❋ Unknown (2009)
It was not the strategos who gave lands to the troops, but the emperor himself; and there were no intermediate layers of vassals between the emperor and the soldier. ❋ Superversive (2010)
In Byzantine terms, we could say that Imrahil was the principal landowner in Belfalas, the head of its leading family, and strategos of the district; but he was strategos at the gift of the Ruling Steward, who could in principle revoke his gift. ❋ Superversive (2010)
King Corvus stood not far uphill, speaking in private with his strategos. ❋ Sarah Micklem (2009)
The strategos was in the antechamber of the bathing room, wearing his hose and a thin shirt. ❋ Sarah Micklem (2009)
Odysseus the bluff genial trader, sliding slowly into comfortable old age, was gone, replaced by Odysseus the reaver, the cool and calculating planner, the strategos. ❋ Gemmell, David (2006)
Equally, Argurios is known across the Great Green as a strategos and a fighting man. ❋ Gemmell, David (2005)
Themistocles was elected general (strategos) at Athens and began agitating for a larger navy. ❋ Unknown (2001)
In the Corinthian Gulf, the Athenian strategos Phormio made an alliance with some of the Acarnanians. ❋ Unknown (2001)
Cimon, the son of Miltiades, was elected strategos, led an expedition to Thrace, captured almost all the Persian forts along the coast, and expelled Pausanias from Byzantium. ❋ Unknown (2001)
Themistocles was elected strategos autocrator at Athens and became its most powerful political figure. ❋ Unknown (2001)
Affairs were handled by a committee of 100 apokletoi and a single general (strategos) in wartime. ❋ Unknown (2001)
The invaders were finally repulsed by the strategos of the Anatolian theme, Leo, who forced the abdication of the emperor and was enthusiastically proclaimed by the clergy and populace of the capital. ❋ Unknown (2001)
