This article is about the Byzantine title and office. For the religious office, see Acolyte.
Akolouthos (Greek: ἀκόλουθος, lit. 'follower, attendant') was a Byzantine office with varying functions over time. Originally a subaltern officer of the imperial guard regiment (tagma) of the Vigla, it was associated with the command over the famed Varangian Guard in the 11th–12th centuries.
regiment (tagma). In the 9th–10th centuries, the akolouthos (often termed ἀκόλουθος τοῦ ἀριθμοῦ, akolouthos tou arithmou, to emphasize his links to the Vigla/Arithmos)...
those duties. The word acolyte is derived from the Greek word ἀκόλουθος (akolouthos), meaning an attendant, via Late Latin acolythus. In the Eastern Orthodox...
anacoluthon (/ænəkəˈljuːθɒn/; from the Greek anakolouthon, from an- 'not', and akólouthos 'following') is an unexpected discontinuity in the expression of ideas...
of treason and conspiracy. They were headed by a separate officer, the akolouthos, who was usually a native Byzantine. The Varangian Guard was only used...
Kontostephanos, the chief dragoman (interpreter) Theophylact, and the akolouthos of the Varangian Guard Basil Kamateros were sent to Jerusalem to seek...
Idomeneus); but during the classical age, it meant "servant". ἀκόλουθος (akolouthos) – literally, "the follower" or "the one who accompanies". Also, the diminutive...
bodyguard. This is further exemplified by the title of their commander, Akolouthos (Ακόλουθος, "Acolyte/follower" to the Emperor). Initially the Varangians...
various imperial ceremonies, often accompanied by his principal aide, the akolouthos. His ceremonial dress is indicated as the skaramangion tunic and a red...
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