droungarios tou ploimou
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The droungarios tou ploimou was a senior Byzantine naval commander who headed the imperial fleet and played a key role in the empire’s maritime defense and operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| droungarios tou ploimou canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine court title
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Byzantine military office ⓘ Byzantine naval office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Byzantine navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
imperial fleet ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| domain |
imperial security
ⓘ
maritime defense ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Byzantine fleet crews
ⓘ
Byzantine naval themes ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
command the imperial fleet
ⓘ
defend the empire’s maritime frontiers ⓘ escort the emperor at sea ⓘ organize naval operations ⓘ oversee shipbuilding and maintenance ⓘ participate in imperial expeditions ⓘ protect sea lines of communication ⓘ supervise naval officers ⓘ |
| hasRank |
high-ranking court official
ⓘ
senior military commander ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central to defense against Arab naval raids
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important in projecting Byzantine power overseas ⓘ key role in Byzantine maritime strategy ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
δρουγγάριος τοῦ πλοΐμου
ⓘ
δρουγγάριος τοῦ πλωίμου ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine central administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine military hierarchy ⓘ |
| positionAbolished | late Byzantine period ⓘ |
| positionEstablished | 8th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Byzantine admiralty
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Byzantine navy NERFINISHED ⓘ megas droungarios ⓘ strategos of the themes ⓘ |
| replacedBy | megas doux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Byzantine basileus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
emperor of the Byzantines ⓘ |
| translation |
commander of the fleet
ⓘ
drungary of the fleet ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
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Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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