O војним овлашћењима логотета дрома у viii веку
On The Military Competences Of The Logothetes tou Dromou In The 8th Century
Author(s): Bojana KrsmanovićSubject(s): Military history, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Vizantološki institut SANU
Keywords: logothetes tou dromou; military competences; central command; military campaigns
Summary/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.
Journal: Зборник радова Византолошког института
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 53
- Page Range: 47-62
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Serbian