Akolouthos

Akolouthos (Greek: ἀκόλουθος, lit. 'follower, attendant') was a Byzantine office with varying functions over time. Originally a subaltern officer of the imperial guard regiment (tagma) of the Vigla, it was associated with the command over the famed Varangian Guard in the 11th–12th centuries.

Akolouthos

Akolouthos (Greek: ἀκόλουθος, lit. 'follower, attendant') was a Byzantine office with varying functions over time. Originally a subaltern officer of the imperial guard regiment (tagma) of the Vigla, it was associated with the command over the famed Varangian Guard in the 11th–12th centuries.