Exarch

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An Exarch was a Byzantine imperial governor who wielded both civil and military authority over a distant province, particularly in regions like Italy and North Africa.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Exarch of Ravenna 9
Exarch of Africa 3
Exarch canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine imperial office
governor
military commander
appliesToJurisdiction Exarchate of Africa
Exarchate of Ravenna
associatedWithConflict Arab conquests in North Africa
Lombard invasions of Italy
belongsToCategory Byzantine titles
historical offices
country Byzantine Empire
createdBy Byzantine imperial reforms
derivesFrom Greek term exarchos
dissolvedWith loss of Byzantine territories in Italy
loss of Byzantine territories in North Africa
governmentType military governorship
governsFrom Carthage
Ravenna
hasAuthorityOver civil administration
military forces
hasCharacteristic combined civil and military authority
semi-autonomous provincial rule
hasGovernmentalRole defense of frontier provinces
provincial governance
hasLegalStatus imperial representative
hasPower command of local garrisons
judicial authority
tax collection
hasPurpose respond quickly to military threats
strengthen imperial control over distant provinces
hasRank high-ranking imperial official
influencedBy need for centralized frontier command
languageOfOffice Greek
Latin
locatedIn Italy
Mediterranean frontier regions
North Africa
meaningOfName leader
one who leads
officeHolderTitle Exarch of Africa
linked to: Exarch

Exarch of Ravenna
linked to: Exarch
partOf Byzantine provincial administration
religionContext Eastern Orthodox Christianity
replaces separate civil governor
separate military commander
subordinateTo Byzantine Emperor
linked to: Byzantine emperors
usedInPeriod Early Middle Ages
Late Antiquity

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Smargadus positionHeld Exarch of Ravenna
linked to: Exarch
Exarch Eutychius positionHeld Exarch of Italy
linked to: Exarch
Pentapolis governedBy Exarch of Ravenna
linked to: Exarch
Duchy of Pentapolis subordinateTo Exarch of Ravenna
linked to: Exarch
Exarch Isaac positionHeld Exarch of Ravenna
linked to: Exarch
Exarch officeHolderTitle Exarch of Ravenna
linked to: Exarch
Exarch officeHolderTitle Exarch of Africa
linked to: Exarch
Gregory the Patrician positionHeld Exarch of Africa
linked to: Exarch
Callinicus (exarch of Ravenna) positionHeld Exarch of Ravenna
linked to: Exarch
John I Lemigius positionHeld Exarch of Ravenna
linked to: Exarch
John I Lemigius title Exarch of Ravenna
linked to: Exarch
Gennadius positionHeld Exarch of Africa
linked to: Exarch
Duchy of Rome subordinateTo Exarch of Ravenna
linked to: Exarch
Romania (Byzantine Italy) governedBy exarch of Ravenna
linked to: Exarch
Pier delle Vigne positionHeld imperial logothete
linked to: Exarch