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Optimatoi

The Optimatoi (Greek: Ὀπτιμάτοι, from Latin: Optimates, "the Best Men") were initially formed as an elite Byzantine military unit. In the mid-8th century, however, they were downgraded to a supply and logistics corps and assigned a province (thema) in north-western Asia Minor, which was named after them. As an administrative unit, the Theme of the…

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Capital
Nicomedia (modern-day İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey)
Historical era
Middle Ages
• Byzantine recovery
1240
• Conquest by Ottomans
15th century
• Established
744/745
• Latin conquest
ca. 1204

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Optimatoi

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples34
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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related to history · 28
Optimatoi → According, Artabasdos, Artabasdos's, At, Bithynia, Bucellarian Theme, Confessor, Constantinople, Count, Emperor Constantine, Emperor Maurice, Emperor Tiberius II Constantine, Foederati, Gothic, Gothograeci, Gulf, In, Nicomedia, Opsician Theme, Optimates
Capital · 1
Optimatoi → Nicomedia (modern-day İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey)
Historical era · 1
Optimatoi → Middle Ages
• Byzantine recovery · 1
Optimatoi → 1240
• Conquest by Ottomans · 1
Optimatoi → 15th century
• Established · 1
Optimatoi → 744/745
• Latin conquest · 1
Optimatoi → ca. 1204

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century thema theme constantinople corps first byzantine emperor optimates conquest nicomedia men formed 1204 unit latin bosporus administrative ottoman constantine

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OptimatoiCapitalNicomedia (modern-day İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey)1.00infobox
OptimatoiHistorical eraMiddle Ages1.00infobox
Optimatoi• Byzantine recovery12401.00infobox
Optimatoi• Conquest by Ottomans15th century1.00infobox
Optimatoi• Established744/7451.00infobox
Optimatoi• Latin conquestca. 12041.00infobox
Optimatoirelated to historyThe Optimates0.60section
Optimatoirelated to historyEmperor Tiberius II Constantine0.60section
Optimatoirelated to historyAccording0.60section
Optimatoirelated to historyStrategikon0.60section
Optimatoirelated to historyEmperor Maurice0.60section
Optimatoirelated to historyOptimates0.60section

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