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After the 6th century, the post became purely ceremonial. The title survived into the lists of offices of the 9th and 10th centuries as the second-lowest among the honorific dignities reserved for the "bearded men" (i.e.
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records how the emperor himself would conduct the ceremony of their investiture with the staff. The last attested occurrence of the title is during the reign of Emperor
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The Imperial Administrative System of the Ninth Century – With a Revised Text of the Kletorologion of Philotheos
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were chosen from the senatorial class, but freed from the usual obligations of this class. A class of honorary
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An imperial edict dated to 326 or 328 provides the earliest attestation of the title. The
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The Lands of St. Peter: The Papal State in the Middle Ages and the Early Renaissance
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to negotiate the release of some territories seized by the Lombard King
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and its members belonged to the jurisdiction of the
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imperial court, responsible for order and silence (
242:(r. 541–554), by birth a half-Roman, served as a 129:were detailed to the service of the empress. The 429: 186:, their distinctive badge of office was a gold 249:John the Silentiary, in 751, attempted with 228:, 6th-century poet in the court of Emperor 365:. University of California Press, pp.18-20 305: 303: 88: 399: 282: 14: 430: 201: 300: 278: 276: 274: 272: 270: 377: 333: 321: 309: 294: 387:. London: Oxford University Press. 222:before his accession to the throne. 141:had been set to thirty, with three 27:Court title of the Byzantine Empire 24: 410:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 267: 25: 464: 448:Historical management occupations 355: 339: 327: 315: 288: 161:in the 5th century and of the 83:Great Palace of Constantinople 13: 1: 261: 246:at the time of his accession. 7: 403:(1991). "Silentiarios". In 10: 469: 371: 106:praepositus sacri cubiculi 65:title given to a class of 152: 50: 443:Byzantine palace offices 361:Partner, Peter (1972). 165:further to the rank of 453:Ceremonial occupations 438:Byzantine court titles 103:was supervised by the 78: 171:in the 6th century. 89:History and functions 196:Nikephoros II Phokas 179:). According to the 226:Paul the Silentiary 214:(r. 491–518) was a 192:Peter the Patrician 112:magister officiorum 405:Kazhdan, Alexander 401:Kazhdan, Alexander 123:silentium nuntiare 336:, pp. 24–25. 238:, client king of 16:(Redirected from 460: 424: 396: 366: 359: 353: 343: 337: 331: 325: 319: 313: 307: 298: 292: 286: 280: 154: 121:(an act called " 52: 21: 468: 467: 463: 462: 461: 459: 458: 457: 428: 427: 421: 374: 369: 360: 356: 344: 340: 332: 328: 320: 316: 308: 301: 293: 289: 285:, p. 1896. 281: 268: 264: 251:Pope Stephen II 207: 158:vir spectabilis 91: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 466: 456: 455: 450: 445: 440: 426: 425: 419: 397: 373: 370: 368: 367: 354: 338: 326: 314: 299: 287: 265: 263: 260: 259: 258: 247: 233: 223: 206: 200: 90: 87: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 465: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 435: 433: 422: 420:0-19-504652-8 416: 412: 411: 406: 402: 398: 394: 390: 386: 385: 380: 376: 375: 364: 358: 351: 347: 342: 335: 330: 324:, p. 22. 323: 318: 312:, p. 25. 311: 306: 304: 297:, p. 24. 296: 291: 284: 279: 277: 275: 273: 271: 266: 256: 252: 248: 245: 241: 237: 234: 232:(r. 527–565). 231: 227: 224: 221: 217: 213: 209: 208: 205: 199: 197: 193: 189: 185: 184:of Philotheos 183: 182:Klētorologion 178: 172: 170: 169: 168:vir illustris 164: 160: 159: 150: 146: 145: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 119: 114: 113: 108: 107: 102: 98: 97: 86: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 48: 44: 43: 38: 34: 33: 19: 408: 383: 362: 357: 349: 341: 329: 317: 290: 283:Kazhdan 1991 244:silentiarius 243: 219: 215: 212:Anastasius I 203: 181: 173: 166: 162: 156: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118:consistorium 116: 110: 104: 100: 94: 92: 58: 51:σιλεντιάριος 42:silentiarios 41: 40: 32:Silentiarius 31: 30: 29: 379:Bury, J. B. 350:On the Wars 230:Justinian I 220:silentiarii 204:silentiarii 153:δεκουρίωνες 135:silentiarii 131:silentiarii 127:silentiarii 101:silentiarii 432:Categories 393:1046639111 352:, 2.29.31. 262:References 236:Gubazes II 163:decuriones 144:decuriones 61:, was the 59:silentiary 55:Anglicized 37:Hellenized 18:Silentiary 346:Procopius 334:Bury 1911 322:Bury 1911 310:Bury 1911 295:Bury 1911 125:"). Four 81:) in the 79:silentium 71:Byzantine 67:courtiers 381:(1911). 210:Emperor 202:Notable 407:(ed.). 372:Sources 255:Aistulf 218:of the 216:decurio 177:eunuchs 99:of the 69:in the 417:  391:  240:Lazica 139:schola 96:schola 53:) and 188:staff 149:Greek 75:Latin 63:Latin 47:Greek 415:ISBN 389:OCLC 175:non- 57:to 39:to 434:: 348:. 302:^ 269:^ 190:. 151:: 77:: 49:: 35:, 423:. 395:. 257:. 147:( 45:( 20:)

Index

Silentiary
Hellenized
Greek
Anglicized
Latin
courtiers
Byzantine
Latin
Great Palace of Constantinople
schola
praepositus sacri cubiculi
magister officiorum
consistorium
decuriones
Greek
vir spectabilis
vir illustris
eunuchs
Klētorologion of Philotheos
staff
Peter the Patrician
Nikephoros II Phokas
Anastasius I
Paul the Silentiary
Justinian I
Gubazes II
Lazica
Pope Stephen II
Aistulf

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