#chronicles

• Attaliates — A historical surname particularly associated with Michael Attaliates (Michael Attaleiates), a prominent eleventh-century Byzantine public official, judge, and historian. His chronological work provides a detailed structural analysis of the political and military events in the Byzantine Empire, serving as an essential documentary source for understanding the decline following the Battle of Manzikert.
• Austrian (archaic) — An archaic and popular adjective utilized in the past as a synonym for 'austriac' (Austrian); pertaining to Austria, the Habsburg Empire, or its people. Frequently found in old Romanian chronicles, it described imperial troops or political matters.
• Military vanguard — An archaic spelling variant or a 19th-century transitional literary form of 'avangardă' (vanguard). Initially used in historical chronicles and period military documents influenced by the Italian lexicon or old administrative terminology, the term designated the army corps positioned on the frontline, tasked with clearing paths and observing enemy movements.
• Ancient eastern warriors — An extremely rare archaic and bookish term found in old Romanian chronicles or historical translations (derived from Ottoman or Persian sources, likely correlated with the badahuzi / badakhshi tribes) to designate a body of soldiers, mercenary guards, or warrior horsemen from the mountainous regions of the Orient, sometimes used in imperial armies.