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486: 308:—which primarily signalled the closeness of their holders' familial relationship to the emperor, either by blood or by marriage. This process profoundly transformed the very nature of Byzantine aristocracy, with the imposition of an entire class of imperial relatives and associates superimposed on the "traditional" administrative system and the higher officialdom that constituted the 316:, this move further isolated the imperial family from the common people and made them "partners in, rather than executives of, imperial authority". In this context, the scholar L. Stiernon calculated that in the period from the late 11th to the end of the 12th century, 30% of all 330:
clan, and another 40% to other families of the high aristocracy who intermarried with the Komnenoi, the remaining 10% encompassing both Byzantines as well as foreigners who either intermarried with the imperial family or received the title as an honorific distinction.
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hat covered in red velvet and topped by a small red tassel. He bore no staff of office. Earlier lists of offices, such as the appendix to the
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are also found in seals, inscriptions, and correspondence of the period, but they are merely rhetorical augmentations of the original title
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When the latter assumed the Byzantine throne in 1081, he set about to reorganize the old system of court dignities, with
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In Byzantium itself, the title lost its pre-eminence in the late 12th century, and in the following centuries the
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The title was also conferred to foreign rulers, and spread to neighboring, Byzantine-influenced states, like
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occupied one of the lowest rungs in the imperial hierarchy, coming 78th between the
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The epithet was revived in the mid-11th century—in the feminine form
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themselves; due to the proliferation of the title, however, under
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formed the basis of this new familial aristocracy, with sons of a
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was a title reserved for commanders of ethnic units. By the time
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Maksimović, L. (1993). "Sevasti u srednjovekovnoj Srbiji".
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from the 1st century onwards, being a translation of the
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class, but should not be confused with the imperial
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onwards, the Byzantine hierarchy included the title
2338: 854:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 517:was the head of an administrative district, and 381:were relegated to a grade below them, above the 101:, and came to form the basis of a new system of 395:were further divided in two groups: the simple 251: 1653: 962: 1607:of the cities according to their importance 168: 76: 36: 16:Ancient Greek and Byzantine honorific title 2326:Knowledge:WikiProject Royalty and Nobility 1660: 1646: 969: 955: 933: 875:The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143–1180 868: 721: 709: 676:, "Sebastos" (A. Kazhdan), pp. 1862–1863. 917: 892: 829: 817: 805: 793: 781: 769: 745: 733: 697: 685: 656: 484: 2339: 936:Zbornik radova Vizantološkog instituta 58: 1641: 950: 635: 262:as the basis for a new set of titles— 2294:List of current constituent monarchs 237:and his brother, the future emperor 425:thus formed the upper layer of the 113:and variants derived from it, like 83:. The female form of the title was 13: 2289:List of current sovereign monarchs 1743:Imperial and Most Faithful Majesty 927: 920:Pseudo-Kodinos, Traité des Offices 851:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 326:family, 20% to the closely allied 14: 2368: 2164:Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques 1669:Imperial, royal, and noble styles 978:Order of Byzantine palace offices 760:, "Gambros" (A. Kazhdan), p. 820. 419:means 'son-in-law in Greek). The 844: 757: 673: 570:of "commonly used silk", and a 370: 243: 214: 2279:Defender of the Holy Sepulchre 832:, pp. 302, 308, 323, 337. 614: 564:hat with embroideries, a long 558:. His court dress was a white 480: 1: 1214:Megas droungarios tou stolou 1158:Megas droungarios tes vigles 918:Verpeaux, Jean, ed. (1966). 630: 607: 598: 592: 584: 572: 566: 560: 552: 544: 526: 513: 497: 491: 473: 463: 456: 448: 439: 433: 427: 421: 415: 404: 397: 391: 383: 377: 360: 354: 348: 342: 336: 318: 312:. In the words of historian 302: 294: 286: 278: 272: 264: 258: 252:Under the Komnenian emperors 225: 204: 139: 131: 123: 115: 86: 21: 7: 1983:Imperial and Royal Highness 1319:Logothetes tou stratiotikou 899:Revue des études byzantines 590:) of a fortress and of the 10: 2373: 1737:Imperial and Royal Majesty 838: 624: 503:Liberos, 13th/14th century 453:('venerable by all'), and 148: 93: 32: 2347:Byzantine imperial titles 2321: 2249: 2191: 2151: 2081: 2056: 1975: 1951: 1918: 1911: 1722: 1696: 1675: 989: 893:Stiernon, Lucien (1965). 413:to his female relatives ( 210:Constantine IX Monomachos 1263:Logothetes ton oikeiakon 160:as an honorific for the 153:The term appears in the 1403:Domestikos ton teicheon 1130:Domestikos tes trapezes 911:10.3406/rebyz.1965.1349 322:belonged to the ruling 231:Constantine Keroularios 46:venerable one, Augustus 2352:Byzantine court titles 2284:Great Catholic Monarch 1795:Most Excellent Majesty 1771:Most Christian Majesty 1221:Primmikerios tes aules 1207:Domestikos ton scholon 1116:Logothetes tou genikou 504: 304:protosebastohypertatos 177:Temple of the Sebastoi 169: 77: 2269:Defender of the Faith 2262:Divine right of kings 2013:Ducal Serene Highness 1835:Most Eminent Highness 1800:Most Gracious Majesty 1777:Most Faithful Majesty 1448:Logariastes tes aules 1333:Logothetes ton agelon 1179:Logothetes tou dromou 1058:Megas stratopedarches 488: 2096:Duli Yang Maha Mulia 2031:Illustrious Highness 2001:Grand Ducal Highness 1859:Illustrious Highness 1517:Palace of Blachernae 1354:Krites tou phossatou 1172:Megas chartoullarios 1165:Megas hetaireiarches 748:, pp. 225, 227. 469:Gustave Schlumberger 457:pansebastos sebastos 229:thereafter, such as 183:is dedicated to the 73:Roman imperial title 2257:By the Grace of God 1361:Archon tou allagiou 796:, pp. 229–231. 784:, pp. 231–232. 772:, pp. 223–224. 724:, pp. 180–182. 712:, pp. 180–181. 700:, pp. 227–228. 688:, pp. 226–227. 219:) for his mistress 175:. For example, the 60:[sevasˈtos] 2307:Translatio imperii 1617:Epi tou kanikleiou 1396:Epi ton anamneseon 1340:Megas diermeneutes 1312:Megas adnoumiastes 1065:Megas primmikerios 846:Kazhdan, Alexander 637:[sevasˈti] 505: 239:Alexios I Komnenos 2334: 2333: 2187: 2186: 2179:Sultanic Highness 2077: 2076: 2052: 2051: 1989:Imperial Highness 1971: 1970: 1967: 1966: 1789:Britannic Majesty 1760:Catholic Monarchs 1754:Apostolic Majesty 1635: 1634: 1270:Megas logariastes 1256:Praitor tou demou 1072:Megas konostaulos 622: 366:Manuel I Komnenos 296:sebastohypertatos 141:sebastohypertatos 2364: 2159:Amir al-Mu'minin 2149: 2148: 2057:Specific culture 2054: 2053: 1973: 1972: 1916: 1915: 1909: 1908: 1876:Most Illustrious 1841:Exalted Highness 1783:Orthodox Majesty 1765:Catholic Majesty 1748:Imperial Majesty 1678:Forms of address 1662: 1655: 1648: 1639: 1638: 1137:Epi tes trapezes 1123:Protovestiarites 1051:Megas logothetes 1023:Panhypersebastos 1016:Megas domestikos 971: 964: 957: 948: 947: 943: 923: 914: 889: 865: 833: 827: 821: 815: 809: 803: 797: 791: 785: 779: 773: 767: 761: 755: 749: 743: 737: 731: 725: 719: 713: 707: 701: 695: 689: 683: 677: 671: 660: 654: 640: 639: 633: 627: 626: 620: 618: 603: 596:, and after the 595: 589: 575: 569: 563: 557: 549: 529: 516: 502: 494: 476: 466: 459: 451: 444: 436: 430: 424: 422:sebastoi gambroi 418: 407: 405:sebastoi gambroi 400: 394: 388: 380: 374: 373: 1143–1180 372: 363: 357: 351: 349:panhypersebastos 345: 339: 321: 307: 299: 291: 288:panhypersebastos 283: 275: 269: 261: 247: 246: 1081–1118 245: 228: 218: 217: 1042–1055 216: 207: 174: 144: 136: 133:panhypersebastos 128: 120: 107:Komnenian period 99:Byzantine Empire 96: 95: 89: 82: 62: 57: 50: 47: 44: 41: 38: 35: 34: 24: 2372: 2371: 2367: 2366: 2365: 2363: 2362: 2361: 2337: 2336: 2335: 2330: 2317: 2245: 2183: 2147: 2073: 2048: 2019:Serene Highness 1963: 1947: 1907: 1898:(The Much Hon.) 1886:Hochwohlgeboren 1853:Serene Highness 1718: 1692: 1671: 1666: 1636: 1631: 1562:Megas myrtaïtes 1552:of the western 1539:of the eastern 1488:Stratopedarches 1477:Stratopedarches 1466:Stratopedarches 1455:Stratopedarches 1375:Megas dioiketes 1326:Protoierakarios 1298:Epi ton deeseon 1249:Megas tzaousios 1242:Tatas tes aules 1228:Protospatharios 1193:Epi tou stratou 1030:Protovestiarios 985: 975: 930: 928:Further reading 886: 870:Magdalino, Paul 862: 841: 836: 828: 824: 816: 812: 804: 800: 792: 788: 780: 776: 768: 764: 756: 752: 744: 740: 732: 728: 720: 716: 708: 704: 696: 692: 684: 680: 672: 663: 655: 648: 644: 643: 619: 615: 610: 600:megas myrtaïtes 536:Book of Offices 483: 441:sebastokratores 369: 254: 242: 221:Maria Skleraina 213: 185:Flavian dynasty 151: 54:Byzantine Greek 52: 48: 45: 42: 39: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2370: 2360: 2359: 2354: 2349: 2332: 2331: 2329: 2328: 2322: 2319: 2318: 2316: 2315: 2310: 2303: 2298: 2297: 2296: 2286: 2281: 2276: 2273:Fidei defensor 2266: 2265: 2264: 2253: 2251: 2247: 2246: 2244: 2243: 2242: 2241: 2236: 2229:United Kingdom 2226: 2221: 2216: 2211: 2206: 2201: 2195: 2193: 2189: 2188: 2185: 2184: 2182: 2181: 2176: 2171: 2166: 2161: 2155: 2153: 2146: 2145: 2140: 2135: 2130: 2125: 2120: 2115: 2114: 2113: 2103: 2098: 2093: 2087: 2085: 2079: 2078: 2075: 2074: 2072: 2071: 2066: 2060: 2058: 2050: 2049: 2047: 2046: 2040: 2034: 2028: 2022: 2016: 2010: 2004: 1998: 1995:Royal Highness 1992: 1986: 1979: 1977: 1969: 1968: 1965: 1964: 1962: 1961: 1955: 1953: 1949: 1948: 1946: 1945: 1940: 1935: 1930: 1924: 1922: 1913: 1906: 1905: 1899: 1893: 1888: 1883: 1878: 1873: 1871:Most Excellent 1868: 1862: 1856: 1850: 1844: 1838: 1832: 1826: 1823:Royal Highness 1820: 1814: 1808: 1802: 1797: 1792: 1786: 1780: 1774: 1768: 1762: 1757: 1751: 1745: 1740: 1734: 1728: 1726: 1720: 1719: 1717: 1716: 1711: 1706: 1700: 1698: 1694: 1693: 1676: 1673: 1672: 1665: 1664: 1657: 1650: 1642: 1633: 1632: 1630: 1629: 1628: 1627: 1624:Megas baïoulos 1620: 1609: 1608: 1600: 1593: 1586: 1579: 1572: 1565: 1558: 1545: 1532: 1519: 1508: 1497: 1484: 1473: 1462: 1451: 1444: 1441:Hetaireiarches 1437: 1430: 1417: 1406: 1399: 1392: 1385: 1382:Orphanotrophos 1378: 1371: 1364: 1357: 1350: 1343: 1336: 1329: 1322: 1315: 1308: 1301: 1294: 1287: 1280: 1273: 1266: 1259: 1252: 1245: 1238: 1231: 1224: 1217: 1210: 1203: 1196: 1189: 1182: 1175: 1168: 1161: 1154: 1147: 1140: 1133: 1126: 1119: 1112: 1108:Parakoimomenos 1104: 1102:tes sphendones 1100:Parakoimomenos 1096: 1089: 1082: 1075: 1068: 1061: 1054: 1047: 1040: 1033: 1026: 1019: 1012: 1005: 998: 990: 987: 986: 982:pseudo-Kodinos 974: 973: 966: 959: 951: 945: 944: 929: 926: 925: 924: 915: 890: 884: 866: 860: 848:, ed. 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The forms 402: 385:nobelissimoi 333: 255: 208:—by Emperor 201: 197:Sebastopolis 152: 110: 105:. 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Index

Greek
Byzantine Greek
[sevasˈtos]
honorific
ancient Greeks
Roman imperial title
Augustus
Byzantine Empire
court titles
Komnenian period
sebastokrator
protosebastos
panhypersebastos
sebastohypertatos
Hellenistic
East
Roman emperors
Latin
Augustus
Temple of the Sebastoi
Ephesus
Flavian dynasty
Sebaste
Sebasteia
Sebastopolis
Constantine IX Monomachos
Maria Skleraina
Constantine Keroularios
Isaac Komnenos
Alexios I Komnenos

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