Office of the megas doux
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The Office of the megas doux was the highest naval command in the Byzantine Empire, held by the grand admiral responsible for overseeing the imperial fleet and maritime defense.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Office of the megas doux canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine imperial office
ⓘ
naval command ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine admiralty
Byzantine navy ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
Byzantine navy
ⓘ
naval officers of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| commandStructure | supreme command over naval forces ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
maritime defense
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
| governingBody |
imperial court of Constantinople
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine imperial court
|
| governmentBranch | military ⓘ |
| governs | naval strategy of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Byzantine naval themes ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasRank | senior military office ⓘ |
| hasTitleForm | megas doux ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | highest naval command in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
coordination of naval campaigns
ⓘ
defense against seaborne invasions ⓘ organization of imperial fleets ⓘ supervision of naval logistics ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Byzantine period
ⓘ
Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| inception | Middle Byzantine era ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Office of the domestikos ton scholon
ⓘ
Office of the strategos ⓘ |
| literalMeaningOfTitle | great duke ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | grand admiral of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | Byzantine military administration ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | megas doux ⓘ |
| relatedPosition |
doux
ⓘ
megas domestikos ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
defense of maritime frontiers of the Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
imperial fleet ⓘ maritime defense of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ protection of sea lanes of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| scopeOfCommand |
imperial fleets in the Aegean Sea
ⓘ
imperial fleets in the Black Sea ⓘ imperial fleets in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| seatOfPower |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| subordinateTo |
Byzantine emperors
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine emperor
|
| typeOfPower |
military authority
ⓘ
naval authority ⓘ |
| usedBy | Byzantine emperors ⓘ |
| usedTitleLanguage | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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