-
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...
-
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...
-
September 1041, they were
defeated in
battle by the Normans. Many of the last
catepans were sent from
Constantinople with
Varangian units. In 1047, John Raphael...
-
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...
-
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"...
- 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...
-
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...
-
showed a
resurgent interest in
retaining Apulia. He
appointed at
least two
catepans of
Italy (Marules and Siri****) and sent
reinforcements on two further...
- 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...
