Sentence examples for thematic fleets from inspiring English sources

In 727, a revolt of the thematic fleets, largely motivated by resentment against the Emperor's iconoclasm, was put down by the imperial fleet through use of Greek fire.

The Byzantine thematic fleets, which once policed the seas, were by then so depleted by neglect and the successive civil wars that they were incapable of responding effectively.

The Byzantine navy suffered great losses, with the thematic fleets in particular being devastated, while the land forces suffered comparatively few casualties.

It is however noteworthy that a significant drop in the numbers of ships and men attached to the thematic fleets is evident between 911 and 949.

Since the thematic fleets had all but vanished, their remnants were amalgamated into a unified imperial fleet, under the new office of the megas doux.

By October, the thematic fleets loyal to Thomas had finished assembling at Lesbos, and Thomas's army began marching from the Thracesian Theme towards Abydos, where he intended to cross over into Europe.

A critical blow was inflicted on the Empire in 827, as the Aghlabids began the slow conquest of Sicily, aided by the defection of the Byzantine commander Euphemios and the island's thematic fleet.

The Aegean thematic fleet numbered 2,610 oarsmen and 400 marines, the Cibyrrhaeot fleet stood at 5,710 oarsmen and 1,000 marines, the Samian fleet at 3,980 oarsmen and 600 marines, and finally, the Theme of Hellas furnished 2,300 oarsmen with a portion of its 2,000 thematic soldiers doubling as marines.

Michael, however, did not remain idle: his own fleet attacked the thematic force soon after it arrived at its anchorage in Byrida.

But, Mr. Denk said, the work reveals a "disturbed sense of disjunction," mixing stretches of lyric beauty with thematic variations so complex and a pace at times so fleet that "it's like inserting yourself into a whirlwind of some kind".

The combination of Herbert's broadstroke thematic writing with Peter Wraight's pictorial accompaniment introduced many interesting images: a strutting, priapic pensioner; a fleet of heroic Gerry Anderson puppets.