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SUMMARY
The military forces that were stationed in Constantinople consisted mostly of men of the imperial guard (the units of which were called “scholae” during the Early Byzantine period and “tagmata” during the Middle period). Units of regular army that were camped in Thrace and Bithynia were responsible for guarding the city walls in case of siege, while the citizens, and especially the members of guilds and the demoi, played important role in Constantinople’s defense. |
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