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has glosseng: The Excubitors ( or excubiti, literally "those out of bed", i.e. "sentinels"; in Greek ) were founded in ca. 460 as the imperial guards of the early Byzantine emperors. Their commanders soon acquired great influence and provided a series of emperors in the 6th century. The Excubitors fade from the record in the late 7th century, but in the mid-8th century, they were reformed into one of the elite tagmatic units, the professional core of the middle Byzantine army. The Excubitors are last attested in 1081.
lexicalizationeng: Excubitors
instance of(noun) the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
war machine, military machine, armed services, armed forces, military
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Lithuanian
has glosslit: Ekskubitoriai, ekskubitai (; - kareiviai iš kohortos, kuri saugojo Romos imperatoriaus rūmus. Kohortos vadas vadinosi ekskubitorių tribūnas . Ekskubitoriai egzistavo ir Bizantijoje, kur buvo pirmųjų Bizantijos imperatorių gvardija, o vėliau tapo viena iš tagmų.
lexicalizationlit: Ekskubitoriai
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