Quote Originally Posted by Cultured Drizzt fan View Post
that was also my understanding I just wasnt sure I wanted to say it out loud!

although that dosn't make much sense, I feel like the royal armies should kind of be above that, if I was the pride and joy of the basileus and was payed exuberant amounts by him, I dont think I would rebel against him just because some new guy said so. (especially for elites, they were the Basileus personal gaurd, they wont just turn like that.)
The "elites" are actually the most untrustworthy. How many times Praetorians in Rome changed emperors just because someone else payed them more?? I think the same happened everywhere and was not that uncommon.

And I did meant that Basileus could be whoever has an army(or the proper rank). Just kill the old one in a battle and you will become Basileus... Though, how long is another thing