Byzantine eunuchs

Narses (also spelled Nerses; ; ; ; c. 478–573) was a distinguished Roman general and statesman of Armenian heritage, renowned for his critical role in Emperor Justinian I's military campaigns. Alongside the famed Belisarius, Narses was instrumental in the reconquest of Italy during the Gothic War (535–554), which sought to restore the western provinces of the Roman Empire.

Patriarch of Constantinople

9th century Patriarch of Constantinople

chamberlain at the Eastern Roman imperial court and consul in 399 AD

Patriarch of Constantinople

Byzantine co-emperor

Byzantine admiral

9th-century Byzantine emperor

Byzantine official

Chief Court eunuch (1000-1043)

Byzantine general

Byzantine usurper

Chrysaphius () was a eunuch in the Eastern Roman court who became the chief minister of Theodosius II (r. 402–450). Having a great influence on the rule of the empire during his ascendancy, he pursued a policy of appeasement towards the Huns, which cost the empire far more gold than any military campaign, while amassing a vast fortune in bribes himself. He is depicted as a sinister figure in all the ancient accounts.

Exarch of Ravenna

Byzantine court official (died 800)

Nikephoritzes () was an influential Byzantine eunuch official, who served as chief minister and virtual ruler of the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Emperor Michael VII Doukas (r. 1071–1078). His actual name was Nikephoros; he received the nickname "Nikephoritzes" ("little Nikephoros") as a result of his relative youth when he first entered service in the court. He became widely unpopular due to his harsh taxation and meddling with Constantinople's grain supply, as well as for his neglect of Asia Minor in the face of Turkish encroachment. This resentment led to the outbreak of two major r

patriarch of Constantinople

thumb|250px|Michael III with Theodora and Theoktistos (with the white cap), from the Madrid Skylitzes

Byzantine aristocrat and official

Byzantine general

Samonas (, 875 – after 908) was an Arab eunuch, who was captured by the Byzantines and became one of the most influential officials of the Byzantine Empire during the first decade of the 10th century.

Byzantine eunuch official

dignitary of the Empire of Trebizond who lived during the first half of the 14th century

Byzantine Eunuch

Byzantine eunuch general

Roman chamberlain, praepositus sacri cubiculi under Constantius II

eunuch courtier and official of the Byzantine Empire

Roman chamberlain

Byzantine eunuch servant

Byzantine official and saint

Byzantine court official (5th/6th century)

philosopher and teolog

parakoimomenos