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concrete reference to a
prōtospatharios occurs in the
Chronicle of
Theophanes the Confessor, who
records "Sergios,
prōtospatharios and stratēgos of Sicily"...
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Michael Protospatharios (Italian:
Michele Protospatario) was the
Byzantine catepan of
Italy from 1031 to 1033. He was sent to Bari
after his predecessor...
- Sico (Italian: Sicone) (died 1054) was a
Byzantine protospatharios leading troops in
Italy from
about 1052. He had a
Lombard name,
though he was a Gr****...
- of
Byzantine Emperor John
Tzimiskes (969–976). The seal
belonged to
protospatharios and
katepano of Ras
named John.
After 976, the
region was dominated...
- monk and
saint Orestes,
prōtospatharios,
attended the 869
Church council in
Constantinople Nikephoros Tzourakes,
prōtospatharios, mid-9th/10th century,...
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reference to Venice's
subordinate status.
Titles like hypatos, spatharios,
protospatharios,
protosebastos and
protoproedros were
granted by the
emperor to the...
- (888–891)
Symbatikos Protospatharios (891–892)
Georgios Patrikios (892–894)
Barsakios (894–895)
Melissenos (899–905)
Ioannikios Protospatharios (911) Nicholas...
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Domestikos ton
scholon Megas droungarios tou
stolou Primmikerios tes
aules Protospatharios Megas archon Tatas tes
aules Megas tzaousios Praitor tou
demou Logothetes...
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Burgaris July 1029 – June 1032
Pothos Argyros 1032 – May 1033
Michael Protospatharios May 1033 – 1038
Constantine Opos 1038–1039
Michael Spondyles February...
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large part of the
upper officialdom;
every official from the rank of
protospatharios (literally "first sword-bearer";
originally the head of the Emperor's...
