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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: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010

“There are none here, strategos,” Teutiaplas bowed and spoke softly, “these are all wharfmen.”

The One Handed Rower of Myonnesus « A Fly in Amber 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: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010

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: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010

Teutiaplas eyed the selected crew and the grinning Cleon and voiced his own suspicion, “There are better men, strategos.”

The One Handed Rower of Myonnesus « A Fly in Amber 2009

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: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010

King Corvus stood not far uphill, speaking in private with his strategos.

Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

The strategos was in the antechamber of the bathing room, wearing his hose and a thin shirt.

Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

King Corvus stood not far uphill, speaking in private with his strategos.

Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

The strategos was in the antechamber of the bathing room, wearing his hose and a thin shirt.

Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009