Английская Википедия:Epi tes trapezes
The Шаблон:Transl (Шаблон:Lang-gr) was a Byzantine court post, responsible for the imperial banquets.
History
The office, more fully known as the Шаблон:Transl (Шаблон:Lang, 'Domestic of the imperial table'), Шаблон:Transl (Шаблон:Lang) or Шаблон:Transl (Шаблон:Lang, 'the one in charge of the lord's table'), is first mentioned as extant in the mid-7th century, but the source, a hagiography of Maximus the Confessor, is of much later date. It is, however, amply attested in seals from the 8th century on, often holding the offices of Шаблон:Transl or Шаблон:Transl as well.[1]Шаблон:Sfn The Шаблон:Transl was responsible for introducing guests to the imperial banquets, waiting to the Byzantine emperor along with the Шаблон:Transl, and carrying dishes from the imperial table to the guests. Historical sources, however, show that some holders of the post were entrusted with leading troops or various other special assignments. Like many palace posts involving close access to the Byzantine emperor, it was restricted to eunuchs.[1] There was also the Шаблон:Transl (Шаблон:Lang, 'in charge of the table of the Шаблон:Lang'), who filled the same duties for the Byzantine empress, and in addition supervised her private barques.[1]Шаблон:Sfn
The Шаблон:Transl was assisted by a staff, the so-called Шаблон:Transl (Шаблон:Lang), headed by the Шаблон:Transl (Шаблон:Lang) and including also secretaries styled Шаблон:Transl (Шаблон:Lang).[1]Шаблон:Sfn The German scholar Werner Seibt proposed that the epi tes trapezes absorbed the main functions of the Шаблон:Transl, an earlier official with an apparently similar role.[2] Another official with similar duties, the Шаблон:Transl, is attested only a couple of times during the first decades of the 9th century. Seibt considers him either a subaltern official to the Шаблон:Transl or an intermediate stage between the Шаблон:Transl and the final absorption of his duties into the Шаблон:Transl.[3]
From the 13th century on, the Шаблон:Transl and the variant Шаблон:Transl became purely honorary court titles, bereft of any specific duties. In this vein, Nikephoros Gregoras reports that this dignity was allegedly conferred and made hereditary to the princes of Russia from the time of Emperor Constantine the Great (Шаблон:Reign) on.[1]
References
Sources
- Шаблон:The Imperial Administrative System of the Ninth Century
- Шаблон:Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
Шаблон:Byzantine offices after pseudo-Kodinos
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 Шаблон:Harvnb.
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb.
- ↑ Шаблон:Harvnb.
