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|name = Byzantine | |name = Byzantine army | ||
|image = Guard-byzantine-ACR.png | |image = Guard-byzantine-ACR.png | ||
|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 = | *[[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 = [[ | |collapsed = 1453 | ||
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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}} 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 headquarters in [[Derinkuyu]], [[Cappadocia]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Last of the Palaiologi]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | ||
ACR Byzantine Soldier Concept.JPG|Concept art of a Byzantine soldier | |||
ACR Byzantine Bombardier Concept.JPG|Concept art of a Byzantine bombsman | |||
Byzantine Gunman Artwork.jpg|Concept art of a Byzantine | 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 Bombsman | |||
ACR Byzantine Bombman render.png|Byzantine | |||
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> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' | |||
*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{ACR}} | |||
[[Category:Military forces]] | |||
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[[Category:Armies]] | [[Category:Armies]] | ||
[[Category:Byzantine Empire]] | |||
[[Category:Templar-affiliated groups]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:31, 16 September 2025
The Byzantine army was the ground force of the Byzantine Empire. A direct continuation of the Roman army, it operated alongside the Byzantine navy throughout the empire's territories from the 4th until the 15th century.[1]
After the Fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire's collapse, remnants of the Byzantine army came under the influence of the 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 Keys.[2]
While possessing but a fraction of its former strength, the Byzantine army nonetheless was a formidable force, one that even the Ottoman Assassins struggled to keep at bay as they fought for control of their 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,[2] and their army finally collapsed after Ezio Auditore, Mentor of the Italian Brotherhood, destroyed their headquarters in Derinkuyu, Cappadocia.[3]
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An Almogavar
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