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(δεκανός), originally a subaltern officer in the Roman army. From the 4th C. onward, the term designated palace messengers, esp. those of the empress. According to Kallinikos's vita of Hypatios ...
Subjects: Medieval and Renaissance History (500 to 1500).
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