Byzantine army - Revision history

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 17:31, 16 September 2025

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	After the [[Fall of Constantinople]] and the Byzantine Empire's collapse, remnants of the Byzantine army came under the influence of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]], who used them to further their own goals. Essentially becoming the Templars' personal army in the [[Ottoman Empire]], the Byzantines worked to destabilize the empire in the hopes of reclaiming control of [[Constantinople]]. They were also used by the Templars during their search for the [[Masyaf Key]]s.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>		After the [[Fall of Constantinople]] and the Byzantine Empire's collapse, remnants of the Byzantine army came under the influence of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]], who used them to further their own goals. Essentially becoming the Templars' personal army in the [[Ottoman Empire]], the Byzantines worked to destabilize the empire in the hopes of reclaiming control of [[Constantinople]]. They were also used by the Templars during their search for the [[Masyaf Key]]s.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

	While possessing but a fraction of its former strength, the Byzantine army nonetheless was a formidable force, one that even the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Assassins]] struggled to keep at bay as they fought for control of their [[Assassin Den\|dens]] in Constantinople. However, opposed by both the Assassins and the Ottoman military, the Byzantines would eventually be driven out of the city for good,<ref name="ACR"/> and their army finally collapsed after [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]], [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Brotherhood]], destroyed their ~~main~~ headquarters in [[Derinkuyu]], [[Cappadocia]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Last of the Palaiologi]]</ref>		While possessing but a fraction of its former strength, the Byzantine army nonetheless was a formidable force, one that even the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Assassins]] struggled to keep at bay as they fought for control of their [[Assassin Den\|dens]] in Constantinople. However, opposed by both the Assassins and the Ottoman military, the Byzantines would eventually be driven out of the city for good,<ref name="ACR"/> and their army finally collapsed after [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]], [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Brotherhood]], destroyed their headquarters in [[Derinkuyu]], [[Cappadocia]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Last of the Palaiologi]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 19:20, 28 June 2025

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	{{Faction_Infobox		{{Faction_Infobox
	\|name = Byzantine army		\|name = Byzantine army
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	\|founder = [[Constantine I]]		\|founder = [[Constantine I]]
	\|leader = Emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire]]		\|leader = Emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire]]
	\|headquarters = [[Constantinople]], [[Byzantine Empire]]		\|headquarters = *[[Constantinople]], [[Byzantine Empire]] {{c\|until 1453}}
	\|locations = [[Byzantine Empire]]		*[[Derinkuyu]], [[Cappadocia]], [[Ottoman Empire]] {{c\|1453 – 1512}}
			\|locations = Byzantine Empire<br>Ottoman Empire
	\|predecessor = [[Roman army]]		\|predecessor = [[Roman army]]
	\|related = [[Byzantine Empire]]		\|related = [[Byzantine Empire]]<br>[[Templars]]
	\|religion = [[Christianity]]		\|religion = [[Christianity]]
	\|formed = 330		\|formed = 330
	\|collapsed = 1453		\|collapsed = 1453
	}}		}}
	The '''Byzantine army''' was the ground force of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. A direct continuation of the [[Roman army]], it operated alongside the {{Wiki\|Byzantine navy}} under the of the Byzantine ~~armed forces~~.		The '''Byzantine army''' was the ground force of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. A direct continuation of the [[Roman army]], it operated alongside the {{Wiki\|Byzantine navy}} throughout the empire's territories from the 4th until the 15th century.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Byzantines]]</ref>

			After the [[Fall of Constantinople]] and the Byzantine Empire's collapse, remnants of the Byzantine army came under the influence of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]], who used them to further their own goals. Essentially becoming the Templars' personal army in the [[Ottoman Empire]], the Byzantines worked to destabilize the empire in the hopes of reclaiming control of [[Constantinople]]. They were also used by the Templars during their search for the [[Masyaf Key]]s.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

			While possessing but a fraction of its former strength, the Byzantine army nonetheless was a formidable force, one that even the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Assassins]] struggled to keep at bay as they fought for control of their [[Assassin Den\|dens]] in Constantinople. However, opposed by both the Assassins and the Ottoman military, the Byzantines would eventually be driven out of the city for good,<ref name="ACR"/> and their army finally collapsed after [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]], [[Mentor]] of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Brotherhood]], destroyed their main headquarters in [[Derinkuyu]], [[Cappadocia]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Last of the Palaiologi]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery>		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	~~Guard-varangian-~~ACR.~~png~~\|A Byzantine ~~Varangian~~		ACR Byzantine Soldier Concept.JPG\|Concept art of a Byzantine soldier
	~~Guard-almogavar-~~ACR.~~png~~\|A Byzantine ~~Almogavar~~		ACR Byzantine Bombardier Concept.JPG\|Concept art of a Byzantine bombsman
	Byzantine Gunman Artwork.jpg\|Concept art of a Byzantine ~~Gunman~~		Byzantine Gunman Artwork.jpg\|Concept art of a Byzantine gunman
	Byzantine Leader Artwork.jpg\|Concept art of a Varangian		Byzantine Leader Artwork.jpg\|Concept art of a Varangian
	ACR Byzantine Bombman render.png\|Byzantine ~~Bombman~~		ACR Byzantine Bombman render.png\|Byzantine Bombsman
	ACR Byzantine Gunman render.png\|Byzantine Gunman		ACR Byzantine Gunman render.png\|Byzantine Gunman
			Guard-varangian-ACR.png\|A [[Varangian]]
			Guard-almogavar-ACR.png\|An [[Almogavar]]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
	*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]		*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]''

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}
			{{ACR}}
	[[Category:Military forces]]		[[Category:Military forces]]
	[[Category:Armies]]		[[Category:Armies]]
	[[Category:Byzantine Empire]]		[[Category:Byzantine Empire]]
			[[Category:Templar-affiliated groups]]

imported>ReverieBot: /* Appearances */Category overhaul, replaced: [[Category:Militaries → [[Category:Military forces

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imported>Zone of Endless: removing newline between Era and WP-REAL

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removing newline between Era and WP-REAL

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imported>Ficboy at 17:45, 30 May 2021

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	\|religion = [[Christianity]]		\|religion = [[Christianity]]
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	The '''Byzantine army''' was the ground force of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. A direct continuation of the [[Roman army]], it operated alongside the {{Wiki\|Byzantine navy}} under the of the Byzantine armed forces.		The '''Byzantine army''' was the ground force of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. A direct continuation of the [[Roman army]], it operated alongside the {{Wiki\|Byzantine navy}} under the of the Byzantine armed forces.

imported>SirDemetrius21: An army is a ground force

2020-06-25T14:52:37Z

An army is a ground force

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	The '''Byzantine army''' was the ~~military force~~ of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. A direct continuation of the [[Roman army]], it operated alongside the {{Wiki\|Byzantine navy}} under the of the Byzantine armed forces.		The '''Byzantine army''' was the ground force of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. A direct continuation of the [[Roman army]], it operated alongside the {{Wiki\|Byzantine navy}} under the of the Byzantine armed forces.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Lady Kyashira at 15:07, 24 June 2020

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	The '''Byzantine army''' was the military force of the [[Byzantine Empire]].		The '''Byzantine army''' was the military force of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. A direct continuation of the [[Roman army]], it operated alongside the {{Wiki\|Byzantine navy}} under the of the Byzantine armed forces.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Lady Kyashira: Undo revision 880425 by NON-STOPPING GAMER2009 (talk) Brooooooo, please read. This is about the army, the land forces, not the Byzantine military in general........

2020-06-24T15:00:30Z

Undo revision 880425 by NON-STOPPING GAMER2009 (talk) Brooooooo, please read. This is about the army, the land forces, not the Byzantine military in general........

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imported>SirDemetrius21: I agree. Byzantines didn't had navy. This is why I changed it.

2020-06-24T14:59:35Z

I agree. Byzantines didn't had navy. This is why I changed it.

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imported>Lady Kyashira: Undo revision 880422 by NON-STOPPING GAMER2009 (talk) So... Byzantine army is not an army?

2020-06-24T14:56:19Z

Undo revision 880422 by NON-STOPPING GAMER2009 (talk) So... Byzantine army is not an army?

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