 This arrangement parallels that of the two "domestikoi tōn scholōn", a fact that led Nicolas Oikonomides to suggest that the post was created as a substitute of the latter office, which was barred to eunuchs.During the 11th and 12th centuries, this precise arrangement is no longer in evidence; instead, "stratopedarchēs" was one of the official titles of the commanders-in-chief of the Byzantine army, and is amply attested in seals.The title megas stratopedarchēs ("grand master of the camp") was instituted by the Emperor Theodore II Laskaris () for his chief minister and confidante, George Mouzalon.