Vestiaritai
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The vestiaritai (Greek: βεστιαρῖται, singular: βεστιαρίτης) were a corps of imperial bodyguards and fiscal officials in the Byzantine Empire, attested from the 11th to the 15th centuries.
History and functions
The vestiaritai appear in the mid-11th century, with the first known vestiarites, John Iberitzes, attested in 1049.
The vestiaritai are attested as late as 1387, and likely continued to exist after.
References
- ^ a b c d ODB, p. 2163.
- ^ Oikonomides 1976, p. 130.
- ^ Oikonomides 1976, p. 129.
- ^ Bartusis 1997, p. 271.
- ^ Oikonomides 1976, pp. 129–130.
- ^ Guilland 1967, Tome I, p. 589.
- ^ ODB, pp. 1750, 2163.
- ^ Guilland 1967, Tome II, pp. 203–209.
- ^ Verpeaux 1966, p. 137.
- ^ Verpeaux 1966, p. 157.
Sources
- Bartusis, Mark C. (1997). The Late Byzantine Army: Arms and Society 1204–1453. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0-8122-1620-2.
- OCLC 878894516.
- ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
- Oikonomides, Nicolas (1976). Travaux et Mémoires 6 (in French). Paris: E. de Boccard.
- Verpeaux, Jean, ed. (1966). Pseudo-Kodinos, Traité des Offices (in French). Paris: Éditions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.