Topoteretes

Topoteretes

A "Topoteretes" ( _gr. Τοποτηρητῆς) was a Byzantine title, meaning deputy commander (literally "place-warden").

It was given to Philaretus Brachamius, the Armenian general, and to the Lombard Arduin as ruler over Melfi.


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