Parakoimomenos

The parakoimōmenos (in Greek: παρακοιμώμενος, lit. "The one who sleeps together [to the emperor's chamber]") was a Byzantine court position, passing for a time to be one of the highest positions of the administrative empire .

Certified first by Theophanes the Confessor in 780, it was originally given to the koubikoularioi (cubicularios), the servants eunuchs of the "Holy Hall" or cubiculum of the emperor (in Latin: Sacrum Cubiculum), who were in charge of sleeping From the middle of the ninth century and throughout the tenth century, the office was associated with specific people, not always the eunuchs, who took advantage of their proximity to the emperor to exert considerable influence. men like Teófanes, Jose Bringas and Basilio Lecapeno worked like Prime Ministers, whereas Basilio the Macedonian used this position to usurp the throne of Miguel III. In the 14th century, the post was divided into the parakoimōmenos tou koitōnos (παρακοιμώμενος τοῦ κοιτῶνος), retaining the functions of the koitōn (Imperial bedroom) and the parakoimōmenos tes sphendonēs (παρακοιμώμενος τῆς σφενδόνης), responsible for the sphendonē, the seal of the state. This last one maintained an important paper in the administration, and was carried out by men like Alejo Apokaukos. Sources

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