143:
204:), without further qualification. It was a very important position in the late 9th and first half of the 10th centuries, as he was in charge of the emperor's security, and was entrusted with delicate assignments. It is telling that the future emperor
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530:
hat, of yellow and golden silk and decorated with gold wire embroidery, and with a portrait of the emperor seated on a throne in front and another with the emperor on horseback on the rear. The ordinary
459:. In other Palaiologan-era lists, which include different ranks and offices and reflect the order of precedence at different times, he ranks as high as 23rd or as low as 27th. The spouse of a
127:
in the 9th–11th centuries, originally recruited mainly from among foreigners. It is first mentioned in 812, as a bodyguard for the emperor on campaign, but its origin is obscure. The
Imperial
235:
and his unit are charged with the protection of the emperor's tent on campaign, and with the security of the imperial palace, in close association with another palace official, the
133:
of the 9th–10th centuries was divided in several units: three or four according to the sources, distinguished by their epithets and each, at least originally, under is respective
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524:) topped with a gilded knob and covered with alternating golden and blue braid. For ceremonies and festivities, he bore the domed
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became detached from its military duties, but remained an important court position: it was held by several influential palace
1533:
847:
1346:
829:
Karlin-Hayter, Patricia (1974). "L'hétériarque. L'évolution de son rôle du "De
Cerimoniis" au "Traité des Offices"".
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1569:
1556:
1603:
1171:
501:, or even at 75th or 82nd place. Their chief function, according to Pseudo-Kodinos, was as ushers at receptions.
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The
Imperial Administrative System of the Ninth Century – With a Revised Text of the Kletorologion of Philotheos
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in the 11th century, and by second-rank nobles and junior relatives of the
Byzantine imperial family, such as
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1475:
1423:
1367:
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1206:
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209:
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147:
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295:
124:
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142:
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952:
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205:
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396:
152:
50:
1515:
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1402:
1353:
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1220:
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was a member of the women's court, and bore the feminine version of her husband's title:
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Die byzantinische Armee im 10. und 11. Jahrhundert: Studien zur
Organisation der Tagmata
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became responsible for arms production and conducted important diplomatic missions.
17:
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survived, eventually becoming simply a high court rank in the 12th–15th centuries.
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style, and a golden-topped staff covered with alternating yellow and blue braid.
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Macrides, Ruth J.; Munitiz, Joseph A.; Angelov, Dimiter (2013).
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61:. In the 9th–10th centuries there appear to have been several
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during the course of the 10th century. Conversely, a 'Lesser
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covered in red velvet and topped by a small red tassel or a
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was held by members of prominent noble families. In the
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493:. Other lists have them at 67th–69th place, below the
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is placed 25th in the palace hierarchy, between the
770:, pp. 90–91 (esp. note 173), 112–113, 118–119.
53:officer, in command of the imperial bodyguard, the
294:) is not attested but implied by the reference to
73:, but in later times only the senior of them, the
851:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
325:" regiment composed of the two companies of the
477:are also attested, at 63rd place, between the
990:
644:, "Hetaireiarches" (A. Kazhdan), pp. 925–926.
208:held this post, and was succeeded by his son
8:
1635:of the cities according to their importance
831:Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Byzantinistik
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600:
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264:) is attested in sources, but without its
67:, each for one of the subdivisions of the
913:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
870:(in German). Vienna: Fassbaender Verlag.
704:
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7:
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212:. According to the mid-10th century
816:. London: Oxford University Press.
579:, "Hetaireia" (A. Kazhdan), p. 925.
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848:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
315:). Alternatively, the unit of the
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25:
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381:In the 11th century, the post of
220:Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos
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405:
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1:
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347:, which is called the 'Third
1242:Megas droungarios tou stolou
1186:Megas droungarios tes vigles
935:Epi tes (Megales) Hetaireias
889:. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate.
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510:consisted of a plain silk
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321:may be identical to the "
1676:Byzantine palace offices
1291:Logothetes ton oikeiakon
150:, from the 12th-century
1431:Domestikos ton teicheon
1158:Domestikos tes trapezes
468:megale hetaireiarchissa
298:as holding the post of
1249:Primmikerios tes aules
1235:Domestikos ton scholon
1144:Logothetes tou genikou
794:, pp. 66–67, 466.
782:, pp. 58–59, 465.
157:
1476:Logariastes tes aules
1361:Logothetes ton agelon
1207:Logothetes tou dromou
1086:Megas stratopedarches
489:logariastes tes aules
318:mikros hetaireiarches
301:mikros hetaireiarches
218:, written by Emperor
210:Christopher Lekapenos
166:commanded the 'Great
145:
49:, was a high-ranking
1545:Palace of Blachernae
1382:Krites tou phossatou
1200:Megas chartoullarios
1193:Megas hetaireiarches
507:megas hetaireiarches
462:megas hetaireiarches
455:megas chartoullarios
440:megas hetaireiarches
426:megas hetaireiarches
413:megas hetaireiarches
273:megas hetaireiarches
232:megas hetaireiarches
163:megas hetaireiarches
77:megas hetaireiarches
18:Megas hetaireiarches
1389:Archon tou allagiou
945:Byzantina Symmeikta
683:, pp. 107–108.
518:tunic and a staff (
148:Romanos I Lekapenos
1645:Epi tou kanikleiou
1424:Epi ton anamneseon
1368:Megas diermeneutes
1340:Megas adnoumiastes
1093:Megas primmikerios
929:Oikonomides, Nikos
843:Kazhdan, Alexander
695:, pp. 12, 27.
421:Palaiologan period
393:George Palaiologos
296:Stylianos Zaoutzes
158:
125:Byzantine emperors
120:basilike hetaireia
88:μέγας ἑταιρειάρχης
1663:
1662:
1298:Megas logariastes
1284:Praitor tou demou
1100:Megas konostaulos
896:978-0-7546-6752-0
758:, pp. 30–31.
719:, pp. 28–29.
591:, pp. 20–21.
401:Manuel I Komnenos
368:Escorial Taktikon
206:Romanos Lekapenos
114:βασιλική ἑταιρεία
93:Great Hetaeriarch
16:(Redirected from
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1165:Epi tes trapezes
1151:Protovestiarites
1079:Megas logothetes
1051:Panhypersebastos
1044:Megas domestikos
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1580:of the western
1567:of the eastern
1516:Stratopedarches
1505:Stratopedarches
1494:Stratopedarches
1483:Stratopedarches
1403:Megas dioiketes
1354:Protoierakarios
1326:Epi ton deeseon
1277:Megas tzaousios
1270:Tatas tes aules
1256:Protospatharios
1221:Epi tou stratou
1058:Protovestiarios
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175:μεγάλη ἑταιρεία
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1469:Hetaireiarches
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1128:Parakoimomenos
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435:Pseudo-Kodinos
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356:τρίτη ἑταιρεία
313: 842–867
304:under Emperor
285:μικρὰ ἑταιρεία
267:hetaireiarches
261:mese hetaireia
227: 913–959
201:ὁ ἑταιρειάρχης
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