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Staurakios Platys
Staurakios Platys ( el, Σταυράκιος ὁ Πλατύς) was a Byzantine officer who served as the ''katepano'' of the Mardaites in the Cibyrrhaeot Theme in ca. 910. Staurakios Platys is only mentioned by the ''De Administrando Imperio'', a work compiled in the middle of the 10th century by Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos. According to it, in approximately 909/910, he was the commander (''katepano'') of the Mardaites in the Byzantine navy, maritime Cibyrrhaeot Theme in southern Asia Minor. He clashed with Eustathios (governor of the Cibyrrhaeot Theme), Eustathios, the ''ek prosopou'' (or possibly the ''strategos'') of the theme, over jurisdictional matters, although both were proteges of the powerful ''logothetes tou dromou'', Himerios (admiral), Himerios. Eustathios wrote to the emperor Leo VI the Wise with various accusations against Staurakios, and succeeded in having the latter recalled and his authority transferred to himself. If he had not been dismissed by that time, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople. It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. During most of its existence, the empire remained the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe. The terms "Byzantine Empire" and "Eastern Roman Empire" were coined after the end of the realm; its citizens continued to refer to their empire as the Roman Empire, and to themselves as Romans—a term which Greeks continued to use for themselves into Ottoman times. Although the Roman state continued and its traditions were maintained, modern historians prefer to differentiate the Byzantine Empire from Ancient Rome a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
