ABSTRACT The absence of the magister Joseph Tarchaneiotes – one of the key persons involved in the events that led to the fateful battle of Mantzikert in 1071 – affected its outcome to a significant extent. This article elucidates his role in Romanos IV Diogenes’s last campaign in Asia Minor. As I demonstrate, the magister intentionally fled from the scene. Yet, his action seems to have been entirely irrelevant to the internal machinations of the Doukai. Two more issues will also be considered and precede the matter of Tarchaneiotes’s withdrawal: a) the time he was despatched to Chliat; and b) the ethnic composition of the troops under his command. Close inspection shows that his despatch from the bulk of the army took place earlier than was previously considered possible; and that his troops consisted of Armenians. In essence, our knowledge of Tarchaneiotes in medieval literature is restricted to those three issues.

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Joseph Tarchaneiotes 和 Mantzikert 之战（公元 1071 年）

摘要 1071 年曼茨克特战役的关键人物之一，魔导师约瑟夫·塔卡尼奥特斯（Joseph Tarchaneiotes）的缺席在很大程度上影响了其结果。这篇文章阐明了他在罗马诺斯四世第欧根尼 (Romanos IV Diogenes) 在小亚细亚的最后一次战役中所扮演的角色。正如我所展示的，魔导师故意逃离现场。然而，他的举动似乎与斗凯的内部阴谋完全无关。在 Tarchaneiotes 退出问题之前，还将考虑另外两个问题：a) 他被派往 Chliat 的时间；b) 他指挥的部队的民族构成。仔细检查表明，他从大部分军队中派遣的时间比以前认为的可能要早；并且他的军队由亚美尼亚人组成。在本质上，