Andronikos Kamateros
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Andronikos Kamateros Latinized as Andronicus Camaterus, was Eparch of Constantinople
about 1156, and a relative of the Emperor Manuel I Komnenos
(1143–1180), who raised him to the rank of sebastos
and made him megas droungarios of the Vigla, one of the highest judicial offices in the Empire.
Joannes Veccus, who wrote against him somewhat more than a century later, says that Andronikos was an extraordinary man, and a most powerful speaker. He also distinguished himself as an author, and the following works are known to have been written by him (unpublished as of 1843, but extant in manuscript):
John Doukas, to whom Eustathius
's Commentary on Dionysius Periegetes is dedicated, was a son of Andronikos Kamateros.
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
about 1156, and a relative of the Emperor Manuel I Komnenos
Manuel I Komnenos
Manuel I Komnenos was a Byzantine Emperor of the 12th century who reigned over a crucial turning point in the history of Byzantium and the Mediterranean....
(1143–1180), who raised him to the rank of sebastos
Sebastos
Sebastos was an honorific used by the ancient Greeks to render the Roman imperial title of Augustus. From the late 11th century on, during the Komnenian period, it and variants derived from it formed the basis of a new system of court titles for the Byzantine Empire. The female form of the title...
and made him megas droungarios of the Vigla, one of the highest judicial offices in the Empire.
Joannes Veccus, who wrote against him somewhat more than a century later, says that Andronikos was an extraordinary man, and a most powerful speaker. He also distinguished himself as an author, and the following works are known to have been written by him (unpublished as of 1843, but extant in manuscript):
- A work against the Latins, in the form of a dialogue, in which the Emperor Manuel and some Roman cardinals, who were then staying at Constantinople, are the speakers. The subject is the "Processio Spiritus Sancti." The work was subsequently attacked and refuted by Veccus.
- A disputation between the Emperor Manuel and Peter, a learned Armenian.
- A small work on the two natures in Christ.
- There is a dialogue against the Jews (PG 133.791–922), which is usually ascribed to one Andronikos who lived in the fourteenth century, which is in all probability the work of Andronikos Kamateros.
John Doukas, to whom Eustathius
Eustathius of Thessalonica
Archbishop Eustathius of Thessalonica was a Greek bishop and scholar. He is most noted for his contemporary account of the sack of Thessalonike by the Normans in 1185, for his orations and for his commentaries on Homer, which incorporate many remarks by much earlier researchers.- Life :After being...
's Commentary on Dionysius Periegetes is dedicated, was a son of Andronikos Kamateros.