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20: 165:, by this act Leo, according to the traditional interpretation, is held to have formally placed the affairs of the Byzantine Empire in Zaoutzes's hands until the latter's death in 899. More recent scholarship, however, has cast doubt on the image of the "all-powerful 127:, ought to be preferred. The title could then be interpreted as meaning 'father of the palace', confirming the holder's position as the emperor's chief aide without implying any sort of tutelage over him. 205:
and, shortly after, was crowned senior emperor, with Constantine VII relegated to co-emperor. The title was not used thereafter except in a literary context;
171:" (Shaun Tougher), citing evidence in support of Leo's effective control of the government. Either way, the title placed Stylianos at the apex of the 406: 99:, and although the exact functions associated with the post remain obscure, it is generally hypothesized that it was meant to denote a 497: 172: 72: 111:
over a young emperor. A different interpretation, however, has been offered by A. Schmink, whereby the alternative spelling
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The Imperial Administrative System of the Ninth Century – With a Revised Text of the Kletorologion of Philotheos
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The title was created, sometime between August 891 and May 893, by Emperor
124: 440: 270: 218: 166: 152: 112: 87: 32: 24: 278: 228: 66: 145:, the father of Leo's long-time mistress and later second wife, 100: 26: 117:(βασιλειοπάτωρ), found both in contemporary seals and in the 108: 394: 19: 391:, "Zaoutzes, Stylianos" (A. Kazhdan, A. Cutler), p. 2220. 319: 355: 92:), and conferred only twice in the Empire's history. 427:, "Michael VIII Palaiologos" (A. M. Talbot), p. 1367. 372: 370: 331: 149:. Coming in addition to Stylianos's earlier title of 343: 197:), but within a few months he was raised further to 276: 268: 198: 158: 150: 64: 42: 489:The Reign of Leo VI (886-912): Politics and People 367: 292: 508: 471:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 283:, before finally being crowned emperor in 1259. 242:). There was also an attempt by supporters of 16:One of the highest titles of Byzantine Empire 86:lists it as one of the 'special dignities', 316:, "Basileopator" (A. Kazhdan), pp. 263–264. 267:), but instead, he assumed the titles of 178:The title was revived in 919 for admiral 18: 485: 400: 349: 337: 325: 175:, directly below the emperor himself. 509: 79:. It was an exceptional post (the 899 71:') was one of the highest secular 31:of Romanos Lekapenos, one of the two 439: 376: 361: 298: 449:. London: Oxford University Press. 13: 468:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 14: 538: 95:Its holder was not the emperor's 461: 424: 412: 388: 313: 262: 248: 237: 192: 136: 182:after he married his daughter 1: 286: 219: 167: 113: 88: 33: 25: 7: 277: 269: 199: 159: 151: 65: 43: 10: 543: 433: 527:Byzantine imperial titles 223:, as he was the tutor of 53: 486:Tougher, Shaun (1997). 522:Byzantine court titles 403:, pp. 89, 99–104. 231:, the sons of Emperor 38: 161:logothetēs tou dromou 37:in Byzantine history. 22: 157:and the position of 364:, pp. 114–115. 244:Michael Palaiologos 207:Symeon Metaphrastes 63:'father of the 463:Kazhdan, Alexander 328:, pp. 99–100. 215:Arsenius the Great 143:Stylianos Zaoutzes 39: 499:978-90-04-10811-0 492:. Leiden: Brill. 211:anachronistically 180:Romanos Lekapenos 173:civil bureaucracy 97:biological father 62: 534: 503: 482: 458: 428: 422: 416: 410: 404: 398: 392: 386: 380: 374: 365: 359: 353: 347: 341: 335: 329: 323: 317: 311: 302: 296: 282: 274: 266: 265: 1258–1261 264: 258:John IV Laskaris 252: 251: 1259–1282 250: 241: 239: 222: 204: 196: 194: 170: 164: 156: 140: 138: 116: 91: 77:Byzantine Empire 70: 57: 55: 46: 36: 30: 542: 541: 537: 536: 535: 533: 532: 531: 507: 506: 500: 479: 436: 431: 423: 419: 411: 407: 399: 395: 387: 383: 375: 368: 360: 356: 348: 344: 336: 332: 324: 320: 312: 305: 297: 293: 289: 261: 255:Nicaean emperor 247: 236: 191: 188:Constantine VII 135: 132:Leo VI the Wise 17: 12: 11: 5: 540: 530: 529: 524: 519: 505: 504: 498: 483: 477: 465:, ed. (1991). 459: 435: 432: 430: 429: 417: 405: 393: 381: 379:, p. 115. 366: 354: 342: 340:, p. 100. 330: 318: 303: 301:, p. 114. 290: 288: 285: 240: 379–395 195: 913–959 147:Zoe Zaoutzaina 139: 886–912 34:basileopatores 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 539: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 514: 512: 501: 495: 491: 490: 484: 480: 478:0-19-504652-8 474: 470: 469: 464: 460: 456: 452: 448: 447: 442: 438: 437: 426: 421: 414: 409: 402: 397: 390: 385: 378: 373: 371: 363: 358: 352:, p. 94. 351: 346: 339: 334: 327: 322: 315: 310: 308: 300: 295: 291: 284: 281: 280: 273: 272: 259: 256: 245: 234: 230: 226: 221: 216: 212: 209:for instance 208: 203: 202: 189: 185: 181: 176: 174: 169: 163: 162: 155: 154: 148: 144: 133: 128: 126: 123: 122: 115: 114:basileiopatōr 110: 106: 102: 98: 93: 90: 89:axiai eidikai 85: 84:of Philotheos 83: 82:Kletorologion 78: 74: 69: 68: 60: 51: 47: 45: 35: 29: 28: 21: 488: 466: 445: 420: 408: 401:Tougher 1997 396: 384: 357: 350:Tougher 1997 345: 338:Tougher 1997 333: 326:Tougher 1997 321: 294: 233:Theodosius I 220:basileopatōr 177: 168:basileopatōr 129: 118: 103:acting as a 94: 81: 54:βασιλεοπάτωρ 44:Basileopatōr 41: 40: 441:Bury, J. B. 186:to Emperor 125:hagiography 517:Honorifics 511:Categories 455:1046639111 287:References 271:megas doux 377:Bury 1911 362:Bury 1911 299:Bury 1911 153:magistros 121:Theophano 105:custodian 443:(1911). 279:despotēs 229:Arcadius 225:Honorius 119:Life of 67:basileus 434:Sources 275:, then 75:of the 61:  23:Bronze 496:  475:  453:  213:calls 201:Caesar 184:Helena 141:) for 101:regent 73:titles 27:follis 109:tutor 50:Greek 494:ISBN 473:ISBN 451:OCLC 227:and 107:and 59:lit. 425:ODB 413:ODB 389:ODB 314:ODB 513:: 369:^ 306:^ 263:r. 249:r. 238:r. 217:a 193:r. 137:r. 56:, 52:: 502:. 481:. 457:. 260:( 246:( 235:( 190:( 134:( 48:(

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follis
Greek
lit.
basileus
titles
Byzantine Empire
Kletorologion of Philotheos
biological father
regent
custodian
tutor
Theophano
hagiography
Leo VI the Wise
Stylianos Zaoutzes
Zoe Zaoutzaina
magistros
logothetēs tou dromou
civil bureaucracy
Romanos Lekapenos
Helena
Constantine VII
Caesar
Symeon Metaphrastes
anachronistically
Arsenius the Great
Honorius
Arcadius
Theodosius I

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