Alexios Mosele (general)
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Alexios Mosele or Mousoulem/Mousele (Μουσουλέμ/Μουσελέ) was a late 8th-century Byzantine general of Armenian origin.
Gold coin of Byzantine emperor Constantine VI (r. 780–797), depicting him and his mother and co-regent, Irene. Mosele supported Constantine against Irene in 790, but was imprisoned and blinded when she returned to absolute power in 792.
Vigla (tagma)
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The Vigla, also known as the Arithmos and in English as the Watch, was one of the elite tagmata of the Byzantine army. It was established in the latter half of the 8th century, and survived until the late 11th century. Along with the Noumeroi regiment, the Vigla formed the guard of the imperial palace in Constantinople, and was responsible for the Byzantine emperor's safety on expeditions.
The Empress Irene of Athens (r. 797–802), held according to one theory to have created the tagma of the Vigla.