In the Byzantine Armed Forces, the name of the contagious (from the grate or the counters) in the Byzantine armaments were generally the lanciers, ie knights or armies of kontos, the spear. Subsequently, we used this term to indicate that Byzantine infantry sector consisting of recruited (force) men in the army and provided with helmet, shield, and spear. The Revolt of the Conventions (1038-1039) edits the wikitesto In the Byzantine Italy of the eleventh century, the catapans had regular troops encompassed in various parts of the Empire (tagmata), reinforced by militias enclosed in the local landmarks. "The recruitment of these troops was based on the strategy: according to this mechanism, in exchange for land by the state, the owners committed themselves to providing military service. However, in the 11th century, the strategy became a mere tax and this fiscalization fueled wider use of mercenary troops. "

The Pugliese Troops of Constantios participated in the Sicilian expedition of Giorgio Maniace (1038), but the mutinists returned home and raised themselves against the catapult Niceforo Dokeianos, killing Mottola an imperial official. The following year the Emperor of Byzantium Michele IV Paflagonio sent to Puglia Argiro with the task of restoring the order: the militias were dissolved and two of their leaders, Musando and Giovanni di Ostuni were captured in Bari and executed. Notemodify wikitesto Bibliografiamodifica wikitesto

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