Gold signet ring of John, imperial spatharios, 10th century
The spatharii or spatharioi (singular: Latin: spatharius; Greek: σπαθάριος, literally "spatha-bearer") were a class of Late Roman imperial bodyguards in the court in Constantinople in the 5th–6th centuries, later becoming a purely honorary dignity in the Byzantine Empire.
leading the imperial spatharioi held the title prōtospatharios ("first spatharios"), which became a separate dignity probably in the late 7th century. By...
therefore Irene's nephew or cousin, Theophylact (Θεοφύλακτος), was a spatharios and is mentioned as having been involved in suppressing an uprising against...
The Spathario Shadow Theatre Museum is a museum in Maroussi, Athens, Greece. It exhibits mostly shadow puppet artifacts and it is named after prominent...
zōstē patrikia, see below). Prōtospatharios (πρωτοσπαθάριος), "first spatharios" — As its name signifies, it originally was the title borne by the leader...
("lieutenant"), of spatharokandidatos or spatharios rank, while the rest of the unit's officials were below the rank of spatharios. Following the pattern of the...
Siege of Boulogne Honours in bold are displayed on the corps' standard. Spatharios Rynda Chandler, David; Beckett, I.F.W., eds. (7 November 1996). The Oxford...
and seals, tourmarchai usually hold the ranks of spatharokandidatos, spatharios or kandidatos. In function and rank, the tourmarchēs corresponded with...
in use in the Byzantine Empire and its army. In the Byzantine court, spatharios (σπαθάριος), or "bearer of the spatha", was a mid-level court title. Other...
Byzantine army of that era. Michael first rose to prominence as a close aide (spatharios) to the general Bardanes Tourkos, alongside his future antagonists Leo...
connected with the imperial bedchamber (koiton), bearing court titles such as spatharios or koubikoularios, while some holders of the office were entrusted with...
Confessor, which however may be a later addition. After being raised to spatharios by Justinian II, he fought the Arabs in Abasgia, and was appointed as...
The Russian army met with a portion of the Wallachian army commanded by Spatharios (the second-highest military commander after the ruler) Toma Cantacuzino...
siege to Palermo. Symeon, Byzantine commander of the imperial bodyguard (spatharios), surrenders the city in exchange for a safe departure. Emperor Louis...
Taktikon Uspensky of c. 842, its holders had the lowly court rank of spatharios, and did not rise above prōtospatharios until the mid-11th century. From...
tsars Somatophylakes, the Macedonian bodyguard of Alexander the Great Spatharios, the inner circle bodyguard of Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperors Yojimbo...
as the eighth most important boyar. For a while, he was the country's spatharios, or military commander. In 1504, with Stephen III dead, Arbore was allegedly...
large changes to eastern imperial policy. Chrysaphius, the eunuch and spatharios (guard of the imperial chambers), who had exercised much influence over...
dignities intended for "bearded men" (i.e. non-eunuchs), ranking between the spatharios and the strator. Its badge of office (brabeion), whose award also conferred...
statesman, entrepreneur and philanthropist; he was the maternal grandson of Spatharios Radu Leurdeanu Golescu, as well as the father of the writers Iordache...
Cantacuzino (b. Bucharest – December 22, 1721, Truhnovo, Russia) was a Romanian Spatharios and general in the tsarist army. He was a member of the Cantacuzino family...
city held out for a year until September 831, when its commander, the spatharios Symeon, surrendered it in exchange for safe departure for the city's senior...
in use in the Byzantine Empire and its army. In the Byzantine court, spatharios (σπαθάριος), or "bearer of the spatha", was a mid-level court title. Other...
and early life, remain mysterious and controversial. His father, the Spatharios Alexandru Ralet, was a judge in the northern Moldavian city of Botoșani...
explicit reference to Venice's subordinate status. Titles like hypatos, spatharios, protospatharios, protosebastos and protoproedros were granted by the...
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