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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"...
- 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...
- Amalfi and Naples also maintained allegiance to Constantinople through the catepan. The Italian region of Capitanata derives its name from katepanikion. Following...
- mercenaries, and slew the catepan Nikephoros Dokeianos. In March, the rebels scored a first victory, against the new catepan, Michael Dokeianos, near the...
- 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...
- 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...
- office.[page needed] The word was Latinized as Ancient Gr****: capet**** or catepan, and its meaning seems to have merged with that of the late Latin capitaneus...
- Pardos was the catepan of Italy briefly in 1042 following the short term of George Maniakes. In July 1042, Maniakes was disgraced and recalled by Constantine...
- 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...
- 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...