Parakoimomenoi

Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886

Byzantine admiral

Byzantine official

Chief Court eunuch (1000-1043)

Byzantine politician and military leader

The parakoimōmenos (, literally "the one who sleeps beside [the emperor's chamber]") was a Byzantine court position, usually reserved for eunuchs. The position's proximity to the emperors guaranteed its holders influence and power, and many of them, especially in the 9th and 10th centuries, functioned as the Byzantine Empire's chief ministers.

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 prince (c. 1188–1261)

parakoimomenos

Byzantine eunuch servant