Hamazaspes

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

1. Shukurov 2024, p. 137.
2. Shukurov 2023, p. 205.

Sources

• 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.