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52: 378: 165: 77:("belonging to Theodore"). A series of seals attributed to him by Ivan Jordanov allows a tentative reconstruction of his early career, holding the ranks of 309:
Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit Online. Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Nach Vorarbeiten F. Winkelmanns erstellt
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in the early 970s. Shortly after, Theodorokanos retired due to his advanced age, and was replaced by Xiphias.
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of Artze between 975 and 979, as the fortress was in Byzantine hands at that time, and was then promoted to
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He is first directly mentioned in the historical writings of
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Map of the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars in the time of Emperor
306:; Ludwig, Claudia; Pratsch, Thomas; Zielke, Beate (2013). 206: 379:Byzantine people of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars 345: 288:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 312:(in German). Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter. 316: 224: 239:, "Theodorokanos" (A. Kazhdan), p. 2050. 50: 251: 212: 346: 319:"The Balkan Frontier in the Year 1000" 106:of the East. It is likely that he was 384:Byzantine people of Armenian descent 329:. Leiden: Brill. pp. 109–133. 13: 285:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 264:. Leiden: Brill. pp. 71–108. 121:in the 990s (ca. 994 according to 14: 400: 302: 200: 278: 236: 137:. In the year 1000, along with 1: 364:10th-century Byzantine people 252:Cheynet, Jean-Claude (2003). 175: 39:both in the East and in the 7: 10: 405: 327:Byzantium in the Year 1000 262:Byzantium in the Year 1000 245: 317:Stephenson, Paul (2003). 254:"Basil II and Asia Minor" 203:, Theodorokanos (#27615). 24: 96:(military governor) of 46: 63: 304:Lilie, Ralph-Johannes 54: 374:Generals of Basil II 166:George Theodorokanos 149:(Presthlavitza) and 35:origin active under 369:Byzantine governors 359:11th-century deaths 354:10th-century births 227:, pp. 111–112. 170:Basil Theodorokanos 90:and serving as the 280:Kazhdan, Alexander 139:Nikephoros Xiphias 64: 61:Samuel of Bulgaria 127:war with Bulgaria 396: 340: 313: 299: 275: 240: 234: 228: 222: 216: 210: 204: 198: 66:His name is the 26: 404: 403: 399: 398: 397: 395: 394: 393: 389:Protospatharioi 344: 343: 337: 323:Magdalino, Paul 296: 272: 258:Magdalino, Paul 248: 243: 235: 231: 225:Stephenson 2003 223: 219: 211: 207: 199: 182: 178: 155:first conquered 123:Nicholas Adontz 87:Chrysotriklinou 80:protospatharios 49: 12: 11: 5: 402: 392: 391: 386: 381: 376: 371: 366: 361: 356: 342: 341: 335: 314: 300: 294: 282:, ed. (1991). 276: 270: 247: 244: 242: 241: 229: 217: 205: 179: 177: 174: 159:John Tzimiskes 147:Little Preslav 119:John Skylitzes 48: 45: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 401: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 370: 367: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 352: 351: 349: 338: 336:90-04-12097-1 332: 328: 324: 320: 315: 311: 310: 305: 301: 297: 295:0-19-504652-8 291: 287: 286: 281: 277: 273: 271:90-04-12097-1 267: 263: 259: 255: 250: 249: 238: 233: 226: 221: 215:, p. 88. 214: 209: 202: 197: 195: 193: 191: 189: 187: 185: 180: 173: 171: 167: 164:The generals 162: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 143:Great Preslav 140: 136: 135:Philippopolis 132: 128: 124: 120: 115: 113: 109: 105: 104: 99: 95: 94: 89: 88: 82: 81: 76: 73: 69: 62: 58: 53: 44: 42: 38: 34: 30: 22: 18: 17:Theodorokanos 326: 308: 283: 261: 232: 220: 213:Cheynet 2003 208: 163: 130: 116: 111: 107: 101: 91: 84: 78: 74: 65: 25:Θεοδωροκάνος 16: 15: 157:by Emperor 75:T‘ot‘orakan 31:general of 348:Categories 176:References 112:archegetes 103:archegetes 68:hellenized 131:strategos 108:strategos 93:strategos 59:and Tsar 29:Byzantine 85:epi tou 72:Armenian 70:form of 57:Basil II 37:Basil II 33:Armenian 27:) was a 325:(ed.). 260:(ed.). 246:Sources 100:and as 41:Balkans 333:  292:  268:  151:Pliska 321:. In 256:. In 129:, as 98:Artze 21:Greek 331:ISBN 290:ISBN 266:ISBN 201:PmbZ 168:and 83:and 47:Life 237:ODB 133:in 350:: 183:^ 145:, 43:. 23:: 339:. 298:. 274:. 19:(

Index

Greek
Byzantine
Armenian
Basil II
Balkans

Basil II
Samuel of Bulgaria
hellenized
Armenian
protospatharios
Chrysotriklinou
strategos
Artze
archegetes
John Skylitzes
Nicholas Adontz
war with Bulgaria
Philippopolis
Nikephoros Xiphias
Great Preslav
Little Preslav
Pliska
first conquered
John Tzimiskes
George Theodorokanos
Basil Theodorokanos


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