Bucellarii
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Bucellarii is a term for a unit of soldiers in the late Roman and Byzantine empire, that were not supported by the state but rather by some individual such as a general or governor. These units were generally quite small, but, especially during the many civil wars, they could grow to number several thousand men. In effect, the Bucellarii were small private armies equipped and paid by wealthy influential people. As such they were quite often better trained and equipped, not to mention motivated, than the regular soldiers of the time.
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