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provost is a
senior official in a
number of
Christian churches. The word
praepositus (Latin for 'set over', from praeponere, 'to
place in front') was originally...
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equivalent of quaestor. A
separate praepositus was also
established for the
household of the
Byzantine empress (
praepositus Augustae), with a
similar structure...
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Amantius (Gr****: Ἀμάντιος, romanized: Amantios) was the head
chamberlain (
praepositus sacri cubiculi) of the
Byzantine emperor Anastasius I.
Defeated by Justin...
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Legion Macedonica, also
chief centurion of the same legion, in
charge of (
Praepositus) the
Misenum fleet, prefect* of the
Sixth Legion Victrix,
commander of...
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Seeing the
young emperor's
interest in Eudoxia, Eutropius, the
eunuch praepositus sacri cubiculi,
arranged for the two to meet.
Arcadius fell in love and...
- orders. The
society is
headed by a
Superior General with the
formal title Praepositus Generalis,
Latin for "provost-general", more
commonly called Father General...
- the
position of
praepositus sacri cubiculi during the rule of
Emperor Constantius II (337-361).
Eusebius held the
position of
praepositus sacri cubiculi...
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imperial court under the
Roman emperor Claudius. He is
described as
praepositus ab
epistulis (in
charge of correspondence). He
reportedly had
great influence...
- The
nucleus prepositus or
nucleus prepositus hypoglossi is one of the
largest of the
three perihypoglossal nuclei. It is
situated in the
caudal pons and...
- Theodosius'
sister Pulcheria took over. By c. 421, he had
risen to the post of
praepositus sacri cubiculi, head of the
imperial bedchamber, and the
exalted rank...
