On the military competences of the logothetes tou dromou in the 8th century

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Krsmanović, B. (2016). On the military competences of the logothetes tou dromou in the 8th century, (53), 47-62. Retrieved from http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=0584-98881653047K
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Title

On the military competences of the logothetes tou dromou in the 8th century

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Author

Bojana, Krsmanović

Journal

Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta

Volume
Issue

53

Start page

47

End page

62

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http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id=0584-98881653047K

Date

2016-2020/03/13/23:40:07

Abstract

The paper analyses the circumstances in which the incumbents of the office of the logothetes tou dromou operated in the first century of this post’s existence. It concludes that in the 8th century the logothetes tou dromou was usually recruited from military ranks and that he could also wield military authority. At this time the system of central command was not yet defined through specific functions, which certainly influenced the competences of leading Byzantine officials such as the logothetes tou dromou. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. 177032: Tradicija, inovacija i identitet u vizantijskom svetu]

Keywords

central command, logothetes tou dromou, military campaigns, military competences, војна овлашћења, војска у походу, логотет дрома, централна команда