of the Opsikion; the strategos of the Boukellarioi; the strategos of Cappadocia; the strategos of Charsianon; the strategos of Koloneia; the strategos of Paphlagonia; the strategos of Thrace; the strategos of Macedonia; the strategos of Chaldia. These strategies, then, are counted among the Eastern themes. 715 And those of the west are these: the strategos of the Peloponnese; the strategos of Nikopolis; the strategos of the Kibyrrhaiotai; the strategos of Hellas; the strategos of Sicily; the strategos of Strymon; the strategos of Kephallenia; the strategos of Thessaloniki; the strategos of Dyrrhachion; the strategos of Samos; the strategos of the Aegean Sea; the strategos of Dalmatia; the strategos of Cherson and those who are deputies of the Scholai. And those ranked as Domestikoi are 7 in number, such as the Domestikos of the Scholai, the Domestikos of the Exkoubitoi, the Droungarios of the Arithmos, the Domestikos of the Hikanatoi, the Domestikos of the Noumeroi, the Domestikos of the Optimatoi, the Domestikos of the Walls, who are also called officials. And those reckoned as judges are 3 in number, such as the Eparch of the City, the Quaestor, the [official] of petitions. And those who sit in the sekreta are also these, 11 in number, such as the Sakellarios, the Logothete of the Genikon, the Logothete of the Stratiotikon, the Logothete of the Dromos, the Chartoularios of the Sakellion, the Chartoularios of the Vestiarios, the Protoasekretis, the [official] of the Eidikon, the Megas Kourator, the [official] of the Mangana, the Orphanotrophos. And those [ranked] as Demokratai are two in number, such as the Demarch of the Blues and the Demarch of the Greens. And those [ranked] as Stratarchai are also these, 5 in number, such as the Hetaireiarches, the Droungarios of the Fleet, the Logothete of the Herds, the Protospatharios of the imperial [men], the Komes of the Stable. And those [ranked] as special single dignities are also these, 7 in number, such as the Basileo 716 pator, the Rhaiktor, the Synkellos, the Chartoularios of the Kanikleion, the Protostrator, the [official] of the Katastasis, the Domestikos of the imperial [men]. And those subordinated to each of these offices, and also accompanying them, are these by name. And under each of these dignities of office fall various kinds of dignities according to the proportion and order and the precedence of each, which themselves are also called offices. And these themselves are also divided into three parts: into tagmatic, into thematic, and into senatorial. For under the strategos of the Anatolics fall, according to rank, 11 kinds of dignities, such as tourmarchai, mererchai, the komes of the corte, the chartoularios of the theme, the domestikos of the theme, the droungarios of the banda, likewise komites, the kentarchos of the spatharioi, the komes of the hetaireia, the protokankellarios, the protomandator. And under the domestikos of the Scholai fall, according to rank, 10 kinds of dignities, such as of the first rank, the topoteretes, two komites of the Scholai, the chartoularios, domestikoi, proexemos, protectores, eutychophoroi, skeptrophoroi, axiomatikoi, mandatores. And under the strategos of the Armeniacs fall also to him kinds 717 of dignities according to rank, as many as also for the strategos of the Anatolics, and in succession for the remaining strategies, except for those in the fleets; for to them are added kentarchoi and protokaraboi. And under the domestikos of the Exkoubitoi are subordinated 9 kinds of dignities, such as topoteretai, chartoularioi, skribones, protomandatores, drakonarioi, skeuophoroi, signophoroi, sinatores, and mandatores. And under the Eparch of the City are subordinated 14 kinds of dignities, such as the symponos, the logothete of the praetorium, judges of the regions, episkepetai, protokankellarioi, kenturion, epoptai, exarchoi, geitoniarchai, nomikoi, boulotai, prostatai, kankellarioi, the parathalassites. And under the Sakellarios are subordinated all the offices because in each sekreton the supervision of the things done there is made through the registration of his own notary. And under the Logothete of the Genikon are subordinated 12 kinds of dignities according to rank, such as the great chartoularioi of the sekreton, the chartoularioi of the arklai, the epoptai of the themes, the komites of the waters, the kistikos, kommerkiarioi, the [official] of the kouratoria, the komes of the lamia, dioiketai, komentiarnos, protokankellarios, kankellarioi. And under the Quaestor are subordinated six kinds of dignities, such as 718 antigrapheis, skribas, skeptor, libelisios, protokankellarios, kankellarioi. And under the Logothete of the Stratiotikon are subordinated 7 kinds of dignities, such as the chartoularioi of the sekreton, the chartoularioi of the themes, the chartoularioi of the tagmata, legatarioi, optiones, protokankellarios, mandatores. And under the Droungarios of the Arithmos are subordinated 10 kinds of dignities, such as topoteretai, the chartoularios, the akolouthos, komites,

Ὀψικίου· ὁ στρατηγὸς τῶν βουκελλαρίων· ὁ στρατηγὸς Καππαδοκίας· ὁ στρατηγὸς Χαρσιανοῦ· ὁ στρατηγὸς Κολωνείας· ὁ στρατηγὸς Παφλαγωνίας· ὁ στρατηγὸς τῆς Θρᾴκης· ὁ στρατηγὸς Μακεδονίας· ὁ στρατηγὸς Χαλδίας. αὗται οὖν αἱ στρατηγίαι τοῖς Ἀνατολικοῖς θέμασιν ἀριθμοῦν 715 ται. αἱ δὲ τῆς δύσεώς εἰσιν αὗται· ὁ στρατηγὸς Πελοποννήσου· ὁ στρατηγὸς Νικοπόλεως· ὁ στρατηγὸς Κιβυῤῥαιωτῶν· ὁ στρατηγὸς Ἑλλάδος· ὁ στρατηγὸς Σικελλίας· ὁ στρατηγὸς Στρυμόνος· ὁ στρατηγὸς Κεφαληνίας· ὁ στρατηγὸς Θεσσαλονίκης· ὁ στρατηγὸς τοῦ ∆υῤῥαχίου· ὁ στρατηγὸς τῆς Σάμου· ὁ στρατηγὸς τοῦ Αἰγαίου πελάγους· ὁ στρατηγὸς ∆αλματίας· ὁ στρατηγὸς Χερσῶνος καὶ οἱ ἐκ προσώπου εἰσὶ τῶν σχολῶν. αἱ δὲ εἰς δομεστίκους ταττόμεναί εἰσι τὸν ἀριθμὸν ζʹ, οἷον ὁ δομέστικος τῶν σχολῶν, ὁ δομέστικος τῶν ἐξσκουβίτων, ὁ δρουγγάριος τοῦ ἀριθμοῦ, ὁ δομέστικος τῶν ἱκανάτων, ὁ δομέστικος τῶν νουμέρων, ὁ δομέστικος τῶν ὀπτιμάτων, ὁ δομέστικος τῶν τειχέων, οἳ καὶ ὀφφικιάλιοι λέγονται. οἱ δὲ εἰς κριτὰς λογιζόμενοί εἰσι τὸν ἀριθμὸν γʹ, οἷον ὁ ἔπαρχος πόλεως, ὁ κυέστωρ, ὁ τοῦ δεήσεως. αἱ δὲ εἰς σέκρετα καθεζόμεναί εἰσι καὶ αὗται τὸν ἀριθμὸν ιαʹ, οἷον ὁ σακελλάριος, ὁ λογοθέτης τοῦ γενικοῦ, ὁ λογοθέτης τοῦ στρατιωτικοῦ, ὁ λογοθέτης τοῦ δρόμου, ὁ χαρτουλάριος τοῦ σακελλίου, ὁ χαρτουλάριος τοῦ βεστιαρίου, ὁ πρωτοασήκρητις, ὁ τοῦ εἰδικοῦ, ὁ μέγας κουράτωρ, ὁ τῶν μαγγάνων, ὁ ὀρφανοτρόφος. αἱ δὲ εἰς δημοκράτας εἰσὶ τὸν ἀριθμὸν δύο, οἷον ὁ δήμαρχος Βενέτων καὶ ὁ δήμαρχος Πρασίνων. αἱ δὲ εἰς στρατάρχας εἰσὶ καὶ αὗται τὸν ἀριθμὸν εʹ, οἷον ὁ ἑταιρειάρχης, ὁ δρουγγάριος τοῦ πλοΐμου, ὁ λογοθέτης τῶν ἀγελῶν, ὁ πρωτοσπαθάριος τῶν βασιλικῶν, ὁ κόμης τοῦ στάβλου. αἱ δὲ εἰς εἰδικὰς μόνας ἀξίας εἰσὶ καὶ αὗται τὸν ἀριθμὸν ζʹ, οἷον ὁ βασι 716 λεοπάτωρ, ὁ ῥαίκτωρ, ὁ σύγκελλος, ὁ χαρτουλάριος τοῦ κανικλείου, ὁ πρωτοστράτωρ, ὁ τῆς καταστάσεως, ὁ δομέστικος τῶν βασιλικῶν. Αἱ δὲ ὑποτεταγμέναι ἑκάστῃ τούτων ἀρχῇ αἱ καὶ συνεπόμεναι. αὐταῖς εἰσιν ἐξ ὀνόματος αὗται. Ὑποπέπτωκεν δὲ ἑκάστῃ τούτων ἀξιωμάτων ἀρχῇ εἴδη ἀξιωμάτων διάφορα κατὰ ἀναλογίαν καὶ τάξιν καὶ τῆς ἑκάστου προελεύσεως, ἃ καὶ αὐτὰ ὀφφίκια ὀνομάζονται. διαιροῦνται δὲ καὶ αὐτὰ εἰς μέρη τρία· εἰς ταγματικοὺς, εἰς θεματικοὺς καὶ εἰς συγκλητικούς. τῷ γὰρ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν ὑποπίπτουσιν κατὰ βαθμὸν εἴδη ἀξιωμάτων ιαʹ, οἷον τουρμάρχαι, μεριάρχαι, κόμης τῆς κόρτης, χαρτουλάριος τοῦ θέματος, δομέστικος τοῦ θέματος, δρουγγάριος τῶν βάνδων, κόμητες ὁμοίως, κένταρχος τῶν σπαθαρίων, κόμης τῆς ἑταιρείας, πρωτοκαγκελλάριος, πρωτομανδάτωρ. τῷ δὲ δομεστίκῳ τῶν σχολῶν ὑποπίπτουσιν κατὰ βαθμὸν εἴδη ἀξιωμάτων ιʹ, οἷον βαθμοῦ πρώτου, τοποτηρητὴς, δύο κόμητες τῶν σχολῶν, χαρτουλάριος, δομέστικοι, προέξημος, προτίκτορες, εὐτυχοφόροι, σκηπτροφόροι, ἀξιωματικοὶ, μανδάτορες. τῷ δὲ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀρμενιάκων ὑποπίπτουσι καὶ αὐτῷ εἴδη 717 ἀξιωμάτων κατὰ βαθμὸν, ὅσα καὶ τῷ στρατηγῷ τῶν Ἀνατολικῶν, καὶ καθεξῆς ταῖς λοιπαῖς στρατηγίαις, πλὴν τῶν ἐν πλοΐμοις· προστίθεται γὰρ αὐτοῖς κένταρχοι καὶ πρωτοκάραβοι. τῷ δὲ δομεστίκῳ τῶν ἐξσκουβίτων ὑποτέτακται εἴδη ἀξιωμάτων θʹ, οἷον τοποτηρηταὶ, χαρτουλάριοι, σκρίβονες, πρωτομανδάτορες, δρακονάριοι, σκευοφόροι, σιγνοφόροι, σινάτορες καὶ μανδάτορες. τῷ δὲ ὑπάρχῳ τῆς πόλεως ὑποτέτακται εἴδη ἀξιωμάτων ιδʹ, οἷον σύμπονος, λογοθέτης τοῦ πραιτωρίου, κριταὶ τῶν ῥεγεώνων, ἐπισκεπτῆται, πρωτοκαγκελλάριοι, κεντυρίων, ἐπόπται, ἔξαρχοι, γειτονιάρχαι, νομικοὶ, βουλωταὶ, προστάται, καγκελλάριοι, ὁ παραθαλασσίτης. τῷ δὲ σακελλαρίῳ ὑποτέτακται τὰ ὀφφίκια πάντα διὰ τὸ ἐν ἑκάστῳ σεκρέτῳ τὴν ἐπισκοπὴν τῶν ἐκεῖσε πραττομένων διὰ τῆς καταγραφῆς τοῦ οἰκείου νοταρίου ποιεῖσθαι. τῷ δὲ λογοθέτῃ τοῦ γενικοῦ ὑποτέτακται εἴδη ἀξιωμάτων κατὰ βαθμὸν ιβʹ, οἷον χαρτουλάριοι μεγάλοι τοῦ σεκρέτου, χαρτουλάριοι τῶν ἀρκλῶν, ἐπόπται τῶν θεμάτων, κόμητες ὑδάτων, ὁ κιστικὸς κουμερκιάριοι, ὁ τῆς κουρατωρίας, ὁ κόμης τῆς λαμίας, διοικηταὶ, κομεντιανὸς, πρωτοκαγκελλάριος, καγκελλάριοι. τῷ δὲ κυέστωρι ὑποτέτακται εἴδη ἀξιωμάτων ἓξ, οἷον 718 ἀντιγραφεῖς, σκρίβας, σκέπτωρ, λιβελίσιος, πρωτοκαγκελλάριος, καγκελλάριοι. τῷ δὲ λογοθέτῃ τοῦ στρατιωτικοῦ ὑποτέτακται εἴδη ἀξιωμάτων ζʹ, οἷον χαρτουλάριοι τοῦ σεκρέτου, χαρτουλάριοι τῶν θεμάτων, χαρτουλάριοι τῶν ταγμάτων, λεγατάριοι, ὀπτίονες, πρωτοκαγκελλάριος, μανδάτορες. τῷ δὲ δρουγγαρίῳ τοῦ ἀριθμοῦ ὑποτέτακται εἴδη ἀξιωμάτων ιʹ, οἷον τοποτηρηταὶ, χαρτουλάριος, ἀκόλουθος, κόμητες,