Office of the domestikos ton scholon
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The Office of the domestikos ton scholon was a senior Byzantine military command, originally leading the elite imperial guard regiments (the scholai) and later serving as one of the empire’s highest field army commands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Office of the domestikos ton scholon canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine court title
ⓘ
Byzantine military office ⓘ military command ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | imperial palace guard ⓘ |
| authorityOver | professional standing army units ⓘ |
| category |
Byzantine military offices
ⓘ
Byzantine titles ⓘ |
| commandScope |
field armies
ⓘ
imperial guard units ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| derivesFrom | scholai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GreekName | δομέστικος τῶν σχολῶν ⓘ |
| hasRank |
high court dignity
ⓘ
senior military rank ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key command in Byzantine military reforms
ⓘ
principal commander in major imperial campaigns ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| laterFunction |
commander of the Byzantine field army
ⓘ
senior field commander under the emperor ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
commander of the imperial tagmata
ⓘ
commander of the scholai guard regiments ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine court hierarchy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine military hierarchy ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOffice |
domestikos ton thematon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
megas domestikos NERFINISHED ⓘ strategos ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Byzantine emperor ⓘ |
| seat | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | one of the highest military commands in the empire ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
scholai
ⓘ
tagmata ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
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