domestikos ton scholon

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The domestikos ton scholon was a senior Byzantine military commander who led the elite imperial guard regiments and often served as the empire’s top field general.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine court title
Byzantine military office
military commander
appliesTo Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
associatedWith scholai guard
tagmata
category Byzantine military ranks
Byzantine titles and offices
commanded imperial guard regiments
scholae tagmata
country Byzantine Empire
divisionOfCommand East
West
documentedIn Byzantine military manuals
De Ceremoniis NERFINISHED
Taktika of Leo VI NERFINISHED
hadVariant domestikos ton scholon tes Anatoles NERFINISHED
domestikos ton scholon tes Dyseos
influencedBy late Roman military command structure
languageOfName Greek
literalMeaning commander of the scholai
domestic of the schools
militaryRank senior commander
officeHierarchyLevel one of the highest military posts
oftenHeldBy members of the Byzantine aristocracy
relatives of the emperor
partOf Byzantine imperial court NERFINISHED
positionHeldIn Byzantine army NERFINISHED
precededBy strategos ton scholon
responsibleFor commanding imperial field armies
defense of the empire
planning military campaigns
role commander of elite troops
protector of the emperor
top field general
seatOfOffice Constantinople NERFINISHED
sometimesHeldConcurrentlyWith other high court dignities
subordinateTo Byzantine emperor NERFINISHED
successorOffice megas domestikos NERFINISHED
timePeriod Komnenian period NERFINISHED
Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED
Palaiologan period NERFINISHED
usedAsTitleFrom 9th century
usedAsTitleUntil late Byzantine period
woreInsignia court regalia
distinctive military dress

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Byzantine armed forces governedBy domestikos ton scholon
John I Tzimiskes militaryRank domestikos ton scholon