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Theodore Mangaphas
Author(s) : Vougiouklaki Penelope (10/17/2003)Translation : Panourgia Klio
For citation: Vougiouklaki Penelope, "Theodore Mangaphas",Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia MinorURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=8492>
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doukas (lat. dux) Antiquity: Roman military commander who, in some provinces, combined military and civil functions.Buzantium: a higher military officer. From the second half of the 10th c. the title indicates the military comander of a larger district. After the 12th c., doukes were called the governors of small themes.
megas domestikos Supreme military commander of the imperial army. High-ranking title which was generally given to close relatives of the emperor.
strategos ("general") During the Roman period his duties were mainly political. Οffice of the Byzantine state´s provincial administration. At first the title was given to the military and political administrator of the themes, namely of the big geographic and administrative unities of the Byzantine empire. Gradually the title lost its power and, already in the 11th century, strategoi were turned to simple commanders of military units, responsible for the defence of a region.
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