Hamazaspes (Greek: Ἁμαζάσπης; fl. 814–815) was a high-ranking Byzantine official who held the title of protasekretis, overseeing the imperial chancery. During the period of 814–815, he aligned himself with Emperor Leo V the Armenian's iconoclastic policies.[1][2] The name Hamazaspes is derived from the Middle Persian Hamāzāsp, which translates to "owner of warhorses", and was common among both Persians and the Armenian nobility.[1] As a result, it is unclear whether this specific Hamazaspes was of Iranian or Armenian heritage.[1]
Referencecs
edit- ^ a b c Shukurov 2024, p. 137.
- ^ Shukurov 2023, p. 205.
Sources
edit- Shukurov, Rustam (2023). "Speaking Persian in Byzantium". Journal of Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies. 2 (1–2): 202–214. doi:10.3366/jlaibs.2023.0020.
- Shukurov, Rustam (2024). Byzantine Ideas of Persia, 650–1461. Routledge.
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