Medieval and Manuscripts

Bandon (Byzantine Empire)

The bandon (Greek: βάνδον) was the basic military unit and administrative territorial entity of the middle Byzantine Empire. Its name, like the Latin bandus and bandum ("ensign, banner"), had a Germanic origin. It derived from the Gothic bandwō, which is proof of foreign influence in the army at the time this type of unit evolved.

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• ▸Andronikos I Komnenos
• ▸Brougham Castle
• ▸Geoffrey V of Anjou

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