Pegonites
Pegonites (
Greek: Πηγωνίτης), plural Pegonitai, was a Byzantine family name between the 11th and 13th centuries. Its etymology is uncertain, but it may be related to the Greek for "chin" (πηγούνι, pegouni).[1]
The first recorded member of the family was Niketas Pegonites, the
The family seems to have been reduced in prominence in the 12th century. Before 1157, a Pegonites was the Berroia around 1220.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Kazhdan 1991.
- ^ Mango 1966, p. 414.
Bibliography
- Grégoire, Henri (1937). "Du nouveau sur l'histoire bulgaro-byzantine: Nicétas Pégonitès vainqueur du roi bulgare Jean Vladislav". Byzantion. 12 (1): 283–291. JSTOR 44169716.
- Kazhdan, Alexander (1991). "Pegonites". In ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
- Mango, Cyril (1966). "A Byzantine Inscription Relating to Dyrrhachium". Archäologischer Anzeiger. 81: 410–414.
External links
- Seal of Theodore Pegonites at Dumbarton Oaks
- Seal of Leo Pegonites at Dumbarton Oaks
- Seal of Constantine Pegonites at Dumbarton Oaks