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Sebastos
Sign in to save' ( , ) was an honorific used by the ancient Greeks to render the Roman imperial title of . The female form of the title was ' (). It was revived as an honorific in the 11th century Byzantine Empire and came to form the basis of a new system of court titles. From the Komnenian period onwards, the Byzantine hierarchy included the title sebastos and variants derived from it, like , , , and .
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- History
- Under the Komnenian emperors
- Later usage
- Notes and references
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
' ( , ) was an honorific used by the ancient Greeks to render the Roman imperial title of . The female form of the title was ' (). It was revived as an honorific in the 11th century Byzantine Empire and came to form the basis of a new system of court titles. From the Komnenian period onwards, the Byzantine hierarchy included the title sebastos and variants derived from it, like , , , and .
== History == The term appears in the Hellenistic East as an honorific for the Roman emperors from the 1st century onwards, being a translation of the Latin . For example, the Temple of the Sebastoi in Ephesus is dedicated to the Flavian dynasty. This association also was carried over to the naming of cities in honor of the Roman emperors, such as Sebaste, Sebasteia and Sebastopolis.