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Theoktistos, Byzantine courtier

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Theoktistos

Byzantine regent for Emperor Michael III (842–855)

Theoktistos or Theoctistus was a leading Byzantine official during the second quarter of the 9th century and the de facto head of the regency for the underage emperor Michael III from 842 until his dismissal and murder in 855. A eunuch courtier, he assisted in the ascent of…
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