domestic schools office domestic schools greek senior military post byzantine_empire extant 8th century early 14th century originally simply commander senior elite regiments domestic quickly rose prominence century holders essentially occupied position commander chief byzantine army emperor office eclipsed 12th century period 13th 15th centuries reduced purely honorary mid level court dignity history holder office appears sources chronicle year shortly creation elite cavalry regiments stationed capital constantinople commanded officers titled distinct provincial armies themes respective schools latin greek senior tracing origin established constantine great reigned originally placed command historian traced reference certain domestic year considers official predecessor domestic schools gradually deprived functions 7th 8th centuries domestic apparently independent official lists subordinate officials comprising deputy secretary head messenger subordinate officers regiment article 9th century office domestic schools rose importance holder appointed head army absence emperor role depended abilities current domestic generals inferior rank entrusted supreme command instead domestic schools rose prominence sources frequently speak office domestic qualification power influence post saw frequently occupied persons closely related emperor time domestic ranked imperial hierarchy military commanders theme practice quickly senior demonstrated fact military leaders like promoted reign post split domestic west domestic east created operations europe asia respectively ceremony domestic appointment described work describes duties role court ceremonies exceptions notably year tenure times domestic instability changed average years 10th century schools dominated members family produced holders office attempts office led series emperors concerned power military aristocracy potentially powerful office non military court officials including especially half 11th century military aristocracy authority theory forbidden alternate office having created purpose 10th 11th centuries variant grand domestic appears sporadically parallel variants grand domestic schools grand domestic east west person considers early references references 12th century writers simply cases prefix norm senior offices period like watch domestic argues time grand domestic separate office senior plain schools effect new commander chief army emperor usage titles consistent division command east west applied 12th century causing confusion nature office relation plain domestic 13th century titles clearly distinct commander chief entire army highest offices state domestic schools relegated simple dignity duties awarded provincial governors middle ranking officials words century book offices pseudo domestic schools office similar grand domestic currently holds work domestic schools ranks 31st imperial hierarchy grand fleet domestic distinctive court dress reported consisted gold hat plain silk silver staff middle ceremonies festivities bore yellow silk decorated gold wire portrait emperor seated throne emperor horseback rear list known holders note list include holders known seals unidentified
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