Sebastophoros
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The sebastophoros () was a high Byzantine court position and rank reserved for eunuchs in the 10th–12th centuries. Its functions are unclear.
==History and functions== The office is first attested in the Escorial Taktikon of circa 975. Nicolas Oikonomides suggested that it was introduced sometime between 963 and 975. In the Escorial Taktikon, it is ranked as one of the highest dignities, after the proedros and before the magistroi, and was usually reserved for eunuchs.
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