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.
Statements (46)
| 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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