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Ancient Greek and Byzantine honorific title
the old system of court dignities, with sebastos as the basis for a new set of titles – sebastokrator, sebastos and protosebastos, panhypersebastos, sebastohypertatos
Sebastos
Ancient Levantine city
Augustus (sebastos is Greek for augustus). The pace of construction was impressive considering the project's size and complexity. At its height, Sebastos was
Caesarea_Maritima
Duke of Amalfi (r. 1096–1100/10)
Sergi (Dukes of Naples) and the Amalfitan family of the Capuano. He was a sebastos who was elected Duke of the Republic of Amalfi in 1096 in opposition to
Marinus_Sebastus_of_Amalfi
Byzantine court title
influence (Bulgarian Empire, Serbian Empire). The word is a compound of sebastós (lit. 'venerable', the Greek equivalent of the Latin Augustus) and krátōr
Sebastokrator
Ancient Roman title
and augoustos (or sebastos). The Greek titles were used in the Byzantine Empire until its extinction in 1453, although sebastos lost its imperial exclusivity
Augustus_(title)
Byzantine general
In the acts of those councils he is described as holding the rank of sebastos, and ranks first in the class of the sebastoi. John Kantakouzenos was married
John_Kantakouzenos_(sebastos)
Name list
placename in classical Antiquity, derived from the Greek word σεβαστος, or sebastos, meaning "venerable." Notable people named Sébastien or Sebastien include:
Sébastien
Byzantine general
1118, he appointed Axouch as megas domestikos with the court title of sebastos. He was the emperor's only friend and confidant, and all members of the
John_Axouch
Gregory Pakourianos Sebastos Fresco of Gregory Pakourianos at Bachkovo. Grand Domestic of the West Sebastos In office 1081–1086 Monarch Alexios I Komnenos
Gregory_Pakourianos
Municipality in Turkey
(Σεβάστεια), meaning that it was named in honour of an emperor using the title Sebastos, the Greek equivalent of Augustus.[additional citation(s) needed] The city
Sivas
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
72, who translates sebastos as "revered"; Goldsworthy 2014, p. 287, though he prefers "reverend" instead of "revered" for sebastos. Goldsworthy 2014,
Augustus
Georgian princess
governor of Dyrrhachium Alexios Komnenos, sebastos, and governor of Dyrrhachium Constantine Komnenos, sebastos, and governor of Beroea Adrianos Komnenos
Irene_of_Alania
Name list
Sebastia. The name of the city is derived from the Greek word σεβαστός (sebastos), "venerable", which comes from σέβας sebas, "awe, reverence, dread", in
Sebastian_(name)
Name list
Agustin and Augustine. The Greek translation of the title Augustus was Sebastos, from which the name Sebastian descends. Augustus (63 BC–14 AD), ancient
Augustus_(given_name)
early in the 12th century. Born in c. 1083/85, Andronikos was a son of the sebastos George Palaiologos and his wife Anna Doukaina. His father was the son of
Andronikos_Doukas_Palaiologos
Byzantine general and provincial governor
The sebastos Constantine Doukas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Δούκας; died 8 April 1179) was a Byzantine general and provincial governor under Emperor Manuel I
Constantine_Doukas_(sebastos)
Ruler of the Roman Empire
accustomed to Imperator. In the East the title was initially translated as Sebastos, but the form Augoustos eventually became more common. Emperors after Heraclius
Roman_emperor
13th-century Greek-Albanian lord
Demetrios Chomatenos (1216–1236) mentioned him as having the title of sebastos, given to him by the emperor Alexios III Angelos after 1205, during his
Gregorios_Kamonas
Byzantine court title
The title of protosebastos (Greek: πρωτοσέβαστος, prōtosébastos, "first sebastos") was a high Byzantine court title created by Emperor Alexios I Komnenos
Protosebastos
condemned. He appears in the list of attendees with the high title of sebastos, in fifth place overall. Taronites' next appears in a document of 1102
John_Taronites
King of Georgia from 1027 to 1072
Byzantine titles, particularly those of Nobilissimus, Kouropalates, and sebastos. Bagrat was the son of the king George I of Georgia (r. 1014–1027) by his
Bagrat_IV_of_Georgia
Greek Byzantine general, served under various emperors
Basil Apokapes Sebastos Doux of Edessa Vestarches In office 1077/1078–1083 Monarchs Nikephoros III Botaneiates Alexios I Komnenos Preceded by Leo Succeeded
Basil_Apokapes
Crusader state that replaced the Byzantine Empire from 1204–1261
Venetian statesman Marino Sanuto the Elder used yet another appellative, Sebastō Latíno Basilía ton Rhōmaíōn (Σεβαστό Λατίνο βασιλιά των Ρωμαίων, lit. "August
Latin_Empire
Province of the Roman Empire (6–135 AD)
the N part of the site. Herod dedicated the new town and its port (limen Sebastos) to Caesar Augustus. During the Early Roman period, Caesarea was the seat
Judaea_(Roman_province)
born. In the 12th century, two notable members were Michael Branas, a sebastos and general under emperor Manuel I Komnenos, who married a Komnene. Michael's
Branas
Geographic region in West Asia
the N part of the site. Herod dedicated the new town and its port (limen Sebastos) to Caesar Augustus. During the Early Roman period Caesarea was the seat
Palestine_(region)
Name list
emperor of Ancient Rome. The Greek translation of the title Augustus was Sebastos, from which the name Sebastian descends. Augusto Aníbal (1887–1965), Brazilian
Augusto
Imperial title in the Roman and Byzantine Empires
until the introduction of the sebastokratōr (a composite derived from sebastos and autokrator, the Greek equivalents of augustus and imperator) by Alexios
Caesar_(title)
Byzantine aristocrat and military commander
became a sebastos and epi ton deeseon. He married and had offspring, whose names are unknown. Andronikos (born c. 1148), became a sebastos and had a
John Doukas (son of Nikephoros Bryennios)
John_Doukas_(son_of_Nikephoros_Bryennios)
Byzantine office of the imperial chancery
in the 13th century, when at least one of its holders held the rank of sebastos. The title's functions at this time, however, are again unclear. The office
Mystikos
Byzantine aristocrat (??–1156)
Joseph Balsamon, in the 1140s. By 1147, Michael held the high court rank of sebastos and was sent as an envoy, along with the chartoularios (secretary) Basil
Michael_Palaiologos_Doukas
Roman province that encompassed most of modern-day Egypt
worship of the deified emperor Augustus (Koine Greek: Σεβαστός, romanized: Sebastós, lit. 'Venerable') were set up in dedicated temples (sebasteia or caesarea)
Roman_Egypt
[career open to talents]..." Sometimes the Greek-language equivalent "Sebastos" was used instead From the fourth century, emperors and other high-profile
List_of_Byzantine_emperors
Byzantine Court Title
title created by Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118) using the imperial root sebastos (the Greek translation of Augustus). It was always conferred to members
Panhypersebastos
12th-century Byzantine military leader and usurper
and was doubly linked to the imperial Komnenos family. He was the son of sebastos Michael Branas and Maria Komnene, who was the grand-daughter of the first
Alexios_Branas
Government of the Byzantine Empire
Ruler" — Created by Alexios I Komnenos as a combination of autokratōr and sebastos (see below). The first sebastokratōr was Alexios' brother Isaakios. It
Byzantine bureaucracy and aristocracy
Byzantine_bureaucracy_and_aristocracy
Role of Roman emperors in Egypt
frequently used "ntj-ḫw" is the Egyptian version of the Greek honorific sebastos (the Greek rendition of the style Augustus). From this point onwards, von
Roman_pharaoh
favour of Manuel I and was logothetes tou dromou in the late 1150s. The sebastos Andronikos Kamateros became eparch of Constantinople and droungarios of
Kamateros
Largest city on the Crimean peninsula
ancient Greek origins. It is a compound of the Greek adjective, σεβαστός (sebastós, Byzantine Greek pronunciation: [sevasˈtos]; 'venerable') and the noun
Sevastopol
Sebastokrator of the Byzantine Empire
records her brother, the sebastos George, who was evidently a Byzantine official. Historian Michel Kuršankis suggests that this sebastos was the megas hetaireiarches
Manuel Komnenos (son of Andronikos I)
Manuel_Komnenos_(son_of_Andronikos_I)
Byzantine general and administrator
during the war against the Seljuk Turks, and was given the court title of sebastos, indicating close association with the imperial family. The Kamytzes family
Eustathios_Kamytzes
Byzantine poet and scholar (c. 1110 – c. 1180)
came to Constantinople with her and later became the second wife of the sebastos Constantine Keroularios, megas droungarios and nephew of the patriarch
John_Tzetzes
Feudal Albanian ruler
the Gropa family. He held the title of Sebastos. In 1273, the Angevin rulers of Albania record that sebastos Pal Gropa was the lord of an extensive mass
Pal_Gropa
Topics referred to by the same term
(Σεβάστεια), meaning that it was named in honour of an emperor using the title Sebastos, the Greek equivalent of Augustus. It may refer to: Sebastia, Nablus, a
Sebastia
1108 treaty following the First Crusade
appointment of a Greek patriarch. In return, he was given the titles of sebastos (noble) and doux (duke) of Antioch, and he was guaranteed the right to
Treaty_of_Devol
12th-century Byzantine military leader
aristocrat and military commander. Stephen was born in c. 1107, the son of the sebastos Isaac Kontostephanos, a military commander for most of the reign of Alexios
Stephen_Kontostephanos
First Roman emperor (63 BC – AD 14)
political preeminence in Roman politics after his victory in the War of Actium Sebastos, the Greek equivalent for the title 'Augustus' used in the Greek-speaking
Outline_of_Augustus
Byzantine aristocratic family
period, members of the family are attested as military officials: the sebastos John Kantakouzenos was a general under Manuel I Komnenos and lead many
Kantakouzenos
Armenian nakharar
Kogh Vasil, in their positions by bestowing on them the imperial title of sebastos. Oshin has been identified by historians such as Steven Runciman with general
Oshin_of_Lampron
Type of monarch
Roman Emperor, a precedent set by Charlemagne, and its Greek translation Sebastos continued to be used in the Byzantine Empire until the Fall of Constantinople
Emperor
just by self-declaration of their psychosocial identity. In 2025, Ariel Sebastos became the first person in the state to obtain a document marked with the
LGBTQ_rights_in_Acre
Bulgarian noble
court of his own; the court consisted of Bulgarians as well as Franks (a sebastos of the Franks was mentioned in one contemporary epigraph). Despot Alexius
Alexius_Slav
Byzantine empress from 1161 to 1180
order for his mother's execution, and appointed his own son Manuel and the sebastos George to execute her, but they refused. Instead, according to Niketas
Maria_of_Antioch
possibly also Đuraš Ilijić. sevast (севаст). Honorific. From Byzantine sebastos, meaning "venerable" (equivalent to Roman augustus). protosevast (протосеваст)
Medieval_Serbian_noble_titles
Domestikos of the western themata Megas myrtaïtes Protokomes Papias Droungarios Sebastos Myrtaïtes Prokathemenoi of the cities according to their importance unknown
Tatas_tes_aules
Roman temple
'venerable ones') refers to the imperial dynasty; it is the plural of sebastos, the Greek rendering of the Roman imperial title Augustus. The city of
Temple_of_the_Sebastoi
Genus of fishes
phillipsi S. polyspinis S. reedi The genus name is derived from the Greek Sebastos, an honorific used in ancient Greek for the Roman imperial title of Augustus
Sebastes
Medieval Bulgarian nobleman of the Sratsimir family
Alexander of Bulgaria and Empress Helena of Serbia. Alexander Komnenos was Sebastos of Valona and Lord of Kanine and Valona which he succeeded from his father
Alexander_Komnenos_Asen
Pontic Greek scholar
Sevastos Kiminitis or Sebastos Kyminites (Pontic: Σεβαστός Κυμινήτης) (1630-1703) was a Pontic Greek scholar who was born in a village close to Τrebizond
Sevastos_Kyminitis
Byzantine court title
Domestikos of the western themata Megas myrtaïtes Protokomes Papias Droungarios Sebastos Myrtaïtes Prokathemenoi of the cities according to their importance unknown
Protospatharios
Byzantine ecclesiastical official and writer
and sebastos of Isaac II Angelos) and a unknown Malakissa member of the Malakes family. His older brother was logothetes tou dromou and sebastos Constantine
Euthymios_Tornikios
Roman emperor in 218
provincial coins from the period exist which give Diadumenian the title sebastos, at the time the Greek equivalent of the Roman augustus. In terms of gold
Diadumenian
Sebastos and megas droungarios tou stolou of the Byzantine Empire
high dignities, often newly created ones: thus Nikephoros was titled a sebastos, and given the office of megas droungarios of the fleet. The holder of
Nikephoros Komnenos (brother of Alexios I)
Nikephoros_Komnenos_(brother_of_Alexios_I)
11th-century Byzantine aristocrat and military leader
April (the day when he is commemorated). In the typikon, he is listed as sebastos, one of the most exalted court ranks at the time the typikon was written
Manuel Komnenos (kouropalates)
Manuel_Komnenos_(kouropalates)
relate Roger's subsequent career under Alexios: receiving the rank of sebastos, he fought with the emperor against the Pechenegs and the Seljuk Turks
Roger_(son_of_Dagobert)
Empress and Autocrat of all the East and Perateia
provided courtesy of her father; second was of the opposing archons under the sebastos Tzanichites, the captain-general of the Scholarioi and a part of the imperial
Irene Palaiologina of Trebizond
Irene_Palaiologina_of_Trebizond
Byzantine aristocrat
kinsman of the ruling Komnenos dynasty, George Palaiologos held the rank of sebastos and the office of megas hetaireiarches. His son Alexios was briefly heir-apparent
George Palaiologos (megas hetaireiarches)
George_Palaiologos_(megas_hetaireiarches)
Topics referred to by the same term
translator, and journalist Sevastopol Sebasteia Sebastopolis (disambiguation) Sebastos (Augustus) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the
Sebaste
Queen of Georgia from 1367 to 1393
a delegation that included megas logothetes George, the Scholaris, the Sebastos and the historian Michael Panaretos went to Constantinople, to negotiate
Anna of Trebizond, Queen of Georgia
Anna_of_Trebizond,_Queen_of_Georgia
Sultan of Rum
walls were reconstructed under the supervision of the Greek architect, Sebastos. Fifteen Seljuq emirs contributed to the cost. The work is commemorated
Kaykaus_I
First Emperor of Nicaea (1205–1221)
family ties with the Komnenoi. His first extant seal mentions his titles of sebastos and protovestiarites. The first one was a court title, originally reserved
Theodore_I_Laskaris
Late 11th/early 12th century Byzantine general
ended the Pecheneg threat for good. In 1094 Palaiologos, with the rank of sebastos, took part in the Council of Blachernae, a church council convened by Alexios
George_Palaiologos
Sebastokrator
Komnene (c. 1094 – c. 1130), married the sebastos Dokeianos. Eudokia Komnene (c. 1096 – after 1150), married the sebastos Nikephoros Botaneiates. Anna Komnene
Isaac Komnenos (brother of Alexios I)
Isaac_Komnenos_(brother_of_Alexios_I)
Hereditary aristocracy of the island of Chios
success in Russia and London. Sevastopoulo Byzantine Name means "Son of the Sebastos" (an imperial title). Fled to Chios from the Peloponnese or Constantinople
Nobility_of_Chios
Head of the Catholic Church from 1159 to 1181
embassy from the Byzantine emperor Manuel I. The Byzantine ambassador, the sebastos Jordan relayed that Manuel would end the Great Schism of the eastern and
Pope_Alexander_III
Byzantine military leader (c. 1015–1067)
protosebastos, married Zoe Doukaina Nikephoros Komnenos (c. 1062 – after 1136), sebastos and droungarios of the fleet ODB, "Komnenos" (A. Kazhdan), pp. 1143–1144
John Komnenos (Domestic of the Schools)
John_Komnenos_(Domestic_of_the_Schools)
Domestikos of the western themata Megas myrtaïtes Protokomes Papias Droungarios Sebastos Myrtaïtes Prokathemenoi of the cities according to their importance unknown
Hetaireiarches
11/12th-century prince of Taranto and Antioch; military leader in the First Crusade
of Deabolis in 1108, he became the vassal of Alexios with the title of sebastos, consented to receive Alexios' pay, and promised to cede disputed territories
Bohemond_I_of_Antioch
Castle in Çamlıyayla, Mersin, Turkey
11th century when Ōšin was given the fief of Lampron and the title of sebastos by the Byzantine Emperor. Within fifty years it became the near impregnable
Lampron
Christian and Muslim story
Diomedes (according to Gregory of Tours) Ikilios, Fruqtis, Istifanos, Sebastos, Qiryaqos, Dionisios (according to Michael the Syrian) Aršellītīs, Probatios
Seven_Sleepers
Byzantine emperor's standard- and shield-bearer
1325 Andronikos II Palaiologos Oikeios of the emperor and pansebastos sebastos, possibly identical with the younger unnamed Kapandrites as the mothers
Skouterios
Form of coastal defence
seawall or breakwater at Caesarea Maritima creating an artificial harbor (Sebastos Harbor). The construction used Pozzolana concrete which hardens in contact
Seawall
King of Georgia from 1072 to 1089
father in 1072 and received the title of nobelissimos and later that of sebastos from the Byzantine emperor. A year later, he faced a major aristocratic
George_II_of_Georgia
Italian crusader
of Alexios' most trusted councilors and was rewarded with the rank of sebastos. In August 1096, he helped negotiate between the Alexios and the leaders
Guy_of_Hauteville
adopted the male title autokrator. The title sebaste, the feminine form of sebastos, was used for Maria Skleraina, etc. It was the Greek translation of augusta
List of Roman and Byzantine empresses
List_of_Roman_and_Byzantine_empresses
Title in the Roman and Byzantine empires
Georgia, promoted to Sebastos [2] George II of Georgia c. 1050 1072–? 112 Michael VII Doukas King of Georgia, promoted to Sebastos Robert Guiscard c. 1015
Nobilissimus
Byzantine writer and official
earliest ancestor whom we can identify in the surviving sources was one sebastos Paul, who captured the island of Kythera from the Venetians for the Emperor
Loukas_Notaras
Byzantine court position, usually reserved for eunuchs
known holders. In the Empire of Nicaea, known holders are the pansebastos sebastos Alexios Krateros (attested circa 1227–1231, in tandem with the post of
Parakoimomenos
Crete under Venetian rule
Sanudo enjoyed considerable local support, including the powerful archon Sebastos Skordyles. He even seized Candia, while Tiepolo escaped to the nearby fortress
Kingdom_of_Candia
Byzantine office
Domestikos of the western themata Megas myrtaïtes Protokomes Papias Droungarios Sebastos Myrtaïtes Prokathemenoi of the cities according to their importance unknown
Akolouthos
Province of the Byzantine Empire
Palaiologos, 1081 John Doukas, doux of Dyrrhachium in 1085–1092 John Komnenos, sebastos and doux of Dyrrhachium in 1092–1106 Alexios Komnenos, 1106 – after 1108
Dyrrhachium_(theme)
Byzantine noble family
John Komnenos domestikos ton Scholon Constantine co-emperor Constantine sebastos Michael protostrator John megas doux Anna ∞ George Palaiologos general
Doukas
Noble family from Albania
White Drin towards the Adriatic took its name from this tribe and one Sebastos, Petrus Messia or Misie, appears among the Albanian dynasts or barons in
Meksi_family
King of Hungary and Croatia from 1172 to 1196
Kinnamos: Deeds of John and Manuel Comnenus Emperor Manuel dispatched sebastos George Palaiologos to escort Béla to the Byzantine Empire. Béla arrived
Béla_III_of_Hungary
Byzantine Greek family
from 1086/1088 AD and thereafter – were those of the protospatharios, sebastos, chartoularios, proedros, domestikos, protostrator, logothetis, megas hetaireiarches
Sgouros_family
Bulgarian sebastokrator
Strez divided his possessions into administrative units, each headed by a sebastos. In 1212, Strez was powerful enough to be considered one of the Latin Empire's
Strez
Byzantine imperial title
114, 116. M. Jeffreys; et al. (2011). "Alexios Komnenos Palaiologos, sebastos". Prosopography of the Byzantine World. Retrieved 14 October 2013. Macrides
Despot_(court_title)
Byzantine emperor (1185–1195; 1203–1204)
Tornikina and daughter of Demetrios Tornikios, logothetes tou dromou and sebastos of Isaac II and maternal nephew of Theophylact of Ohrid, and an unknown
Isaac_II_Angelos
List of personal titles
Ceremonial Identified Personal Sebastokrator Greek Ceremonial Appointed Courtly Sebastos or Sebaste Greek Ceremonial Appointed Courtly Secretary of State European
List_of_titles
Demetrios Chomatenos (1216–1236) mentioned him as having the title of sebastos, given to him by the emperor Alexios III Angelos after 1205, during his
Lists_of_Albanians
SEBASTOS
SEBASTOS
Male
Greek
(Σεβαστιανός) Greek name SEBASTIANOS means "from Sebaste," a city in Pontus named after Augustus Cæsar (from Greek sebastos "venerable").
SEBASTOS
SEBASTOS
Male
Greek
(Σατανᾶς) Greek name of Aramaic origin, corresponding to Greek Satan, SATANAS means "adversary." In the bible, this is the name of the inveterate enemy of God.Â
Girl/Female
Indian
Patience, Endurance, Passion
Girl/Female
Indian
Jasmine.
Girl/Female
Spanish American Persian Greek
Pearl.
Boy/Male
Indian
A prophets name
Girl/Female
German
Will; Helmet
Surname or Lastname
English
English : apparently a patronymic from Lute.
Female
Persian/Iranian
Variant spelling of Persian unisex Khurshid, KHORSHED means "sun."
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
The Moon
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Tree Under which Krishna Got Mukti
SEBASTOS
SEBASTOS
SEBASTOS
SEBASTOS
SEBASTOS