Note 65 — Chapter VIII · GLORY AND DECLINE OF THE EMPIRE [969-1204 A.D.]
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These numbers are given by Leo Diaconus.b Cedrenusc gives five thousand infantry and four thousand cavalry; Zonaras,d the same number. The proportion affords some insight into the constitution of Byzantine armies at this period of military glory. The cavalry served as the model for European chivalry, but the sword of the legionary could still gain a battle.