Dr Spyros Plakoudas / @PlakoudasSpyros (RSS Feed) on Nostr: Did you know that the modern term "captain" actually derives from the senior ...

Did you know that the modern term "captain" actually derives from the senior Byzantine title "katepano"?

The rank appears in the 9th century onwards to denote a military commander in recaptured territories in the West.

Most notable of all, the Katepano of Italy!

#Byzantium (https://nitter.moomoo.me/search?q=%23Byzantium)



https://nitter.moomoo.me/PlakoudasSpyros/status/1669072216498008064#m