-
Amalfi and
Naples also
maintained allegiance to
Constantinople through the
catepan. The
Italian region of
Capitanata derives its name from katepanikion. Following...
- 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...
- 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...
-
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"...
- The
Catepanate of Ras (Byzantine Gr****: Κατεπανίκιον Ἄρσης) was a
province (catepanate) of the
Byzantine Empire,
established around 971 in
central regions...
- Preceded by
Michael Protospatharios Catepan of
Italy 1033–1038 Succeeded by
Michael Spondyles...
- IX and the Pope Leo IX were
allied through the
mediation of the
Lombard catepan of Italy, Argyrus, who had
spent years in Constantinople,
originally as...
-
showed a
resurgent interest in
retaining Apulia. He
appointed at
least two
catepans of
Italy (Marules and Siri****) and sent
reinforcements on two further...
- Preceded by John
Curcuas Catepan of
Italy 1010 – 1016 or 1017 Succeeded by Leo
Tornikios ****eon...
