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Byzantine military rank and office. The word was
Latinized as capet****/
catepan, and its
meaning seems to have
merged with that of the
Italian "capitaneus"...
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Amalfi and
Naples also
maintained allegiance to
Constantinople through the
catepan. The
Italian region of
Capitanata derives its name from katepanikion. Following...
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prominent general of the
Byzantine Empire during the 11th century. He was the
catepan of
Italy in 1042. He is
known as
Gyrgir in
Scandinavian sagas. He is po****rly...
- mercenaries, and slew the
catepan Nikephoros Dokeianos. In March, the
rebels scored a
first victory,
against the new
catepan,
Michael Dokeianos, near the...
- John
Raphael or
Rafayl was the
catepan of
Italy from
September to
December 1046 AD. He
replaced the
catepan Eustathios Palatinos and
arrived with an army...
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Byzantine authority there. In 1018,
Basil II
received a
request from his
catepan of Italy,
Basil Boioannes, for
reinforcements to put down the
Lombard revolt...
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Potone Argiro or Poto Argiro) was a
Byzantine commander, who
served as the
catepan of
Italy during the
eventful years of 1029 to 1031.
Pothos is
first mentioned...
- Capitanata,
derived from Catapanata,
since the area was
governed by a
catepan as part of the
Catepanate of
Italy during the High
Middle Ages. Its capital...
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managed to
maintain a link with
their homeland.
Romanos IV
named a new
catepan, Avartuteles, and
provided him with a
fleet with men and
supplies for Bari...
- John
Kourkouas or
Curcuas (Gr****: Ἰωάννης Κουρκούας) was the
Byzantine catepan of
Italy from 1008 to 1010. John
belonging to the
Kourkouas family of Armenian...
