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Development of sciences in the Empire of Trebizond
Author(s) : Katsiampoura Yanna , Nikolaidis Efthimios (9/29/2006)Translation : Velentzas Georgios
For citation: Katsiampoura Yanna, Nikolaidis Efthimios, "Development of sciences in the Empire of Trebizond",Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia MinorURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=8119>
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protonotarios High byzantine official. The chief of the notarioi (secretarial officials). The office of protonotarios was probably created with the system of the logothesia an was in use from the from the 9th to the 12th C. AD. In the Late Byzantine Period protonotarioi was the emperor's personal secretary and was mentioned as imperial grammateus.
protovestiarios (and protovestiarites) Honorific title given to high-ranking officials and future emperors during this period. The protovestiarios was originally responsible for the imperial wardrobe, but in the 9th-11th centuries the holders of the title could command an army or conduct negotiations with foreign states.
1. Historical – Political Conditions
2. Persian Astronomy in Trebizond
3. The Scientific Tradition of Trebizond
4. Evaluation
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