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In the eastern half of the empire, the Count of the Household Horse (Comes Domesticorum equitum) and the Count of the Household Foot (Comes Domesticorum peditum) each command a unit of bodyguards: 30.2 Domestici equites 30.3 Domestici pedites The western half of the empire also has two such officers (the numbers beside the names refer to Ingo Maier's numbering scheme). Disclaimer: Remember, some of what comes below is speculation. Hopefully informed speculation, but speculation nonetheless. Comments welcome! (lukeuedasarson "at" gmail.com) It is unclear to what extent, if any, these units of Domestici were genuinely military guard units as opposed to being purely ceremonial; they may have functioned more as a staff officers' college than anything else: entry 30.3 continues with "and those deputised from these (on special missions)". The large shield patterns shown to the left come from the Bodleian manuscript (O); patterns from other manuscripts (P, M, W, B) can be found by following the individual unit links above.

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