Talk:Noumeroi

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In Byzantine literature the title of this unit is attested only in the genitive plural (τῶν Νουμέρων), which does not allow us to distinguish the nominative or accusative. Accordingly, different modern scholars have favoured either Noumeroi or Noumera (in fact, the latter has generally been preferred in English-language scholarship since Bury [1911], though the former is more prevalent in French scholarship). All references to Byzantine sources are assembled by Rance (2008) 122-3, with observations on the modern usage. To my knowledge, singular Νούμερον is not attested in reference to this specific unit (unless one wishes to press the case of the single seal of a “drouggarios tou nou[…], of uncertain or doubtful relevance). Of course, νούμερον and νούμερος are used, though not often, as a generic term for “unit”.Pseudoneiros (talk) 18:16, 25 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the clarification of the reasoning behind your change. The original version resulted from this comment by Bury (p. 65): "The corps is here called by a collective singular το νούμερον" referring to the seal you mentioned. You are welcome to fix any other errors or add anything more you might find in the sources you have access to. Cheers, Constantine  ✍  18:52, 25 October 2014 (UTC)