ABSTRACT
Modern scholarship defines Byzantine palaces by architecture, the type of events held within the walls, and the presence of an emperor. When the emperor left the city, everything either went with him or was picked up along the route. The provisions for the campaign were assembled following consideration of many things, including the size of the Byzantine force, the projected length of the campaign and its intended destination, the terrain, the time of year, availability of water, and the nature, degree and location of the opposition. One could argue that a spectacle is a spectacle, and, given that the components are similar for that held in the Magnaura and that displayed in the campaign palace, the effect of being stunned by it all in the Magnuara was equivalent to the effect of being stunned by it all on a road or aplekton in Anatolia.
