Scholae (English spelling)

Japanese: スコラエ（英語表記）scholae

The imperial guard of the late Roman Empire. Singular: schola. First identified under Constantine the Great. Consisting entirely of cavalry, they were recruited at first exclusively from barbarians, but after Zeno also from the inhabitants of the empire. Each schola consisted of 500 men. In the 4th century there were five schola in total, in the 5th century there were five in the west and seven in the east. Justinian temporarily increased the number in the east from seven to eleven. Schola soldiers received higher pay and more privileges than soldiers of other units.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

後期ローマ帝国の皇帝護衛部隊。単数形はスコラschola。コンスタンティヌス大帝の治世に初めて確認される。すべて騎兵から成り，最初は蛮人だけから，ゼノン帝以後は帝国住民からも採用された。各スコラは500人から成り，4世紀には全部で5スコラ，5世紀には西部に5スコラ，東部に7スコラあった。ユスティニアヌス帝は東部の数を一時的に7から11に増した。スコラの兵士は他の部隊の兵士よりも高い給与と多くの特権を得た。

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