 Theodore II states in a decree that he "established the dignity anew", but no other holder of the office is known before that time.The mid-14th century "Book of Offices" of pseudo-Kodinos places the "megas stratopedarchēs" as the ninth-most senior official of the state below the Emperor, ranking between the "prōtostratōr" and the "megas primmikērios".Kodinos reports that he was "supervisor of the provisioning of the army, that is food, drink and all necessities".