Excubitores East Roman army
the emperor leo created excubitores elite bodyguard of 300 soldiers. however, intrigues , political ambitions of commanders (the counts of excubitors, rendered in latin comes excubitorum) such priscus during reigns of emperors maurice, phocas , heraclius , count valentinus during reign of emperor constans ii, doomed leo s formerly famed isaurian unit obscurity.
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