Theophilos Erotikos (10th century)
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Theophilos Erotikos was a 10th-century Byzantine
scholar and official. Under Romanos I Lekapenos (r. 920–944), he served as Eparch of Constantinople and teacher of geometry
at the University of Constantinople
. On the assumption of sole rule by Constantine VII
(r. 919–959) in 945, he was promoted to the rank of patrikios and appointed to the senior legal office of quaestor
. He was generally recognized as an excellent jurist
and administrator. The date of his death is unknown, however he is mentioned as being dead in a law of Romanos II
(r. 959–963).
Byzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
scholar and official. Under Romanos I Lekapenos (r. 920–944), he served as Eparch of Constantinople and teacher of geometry
Geometry
Geometry arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers ....
at the University of Constantinople
University of Constantinople
The University of Constantinople, sometimes known as the University of the palace hall of Magnaura in the Roman-Byzantine Empire was founded in 425 under the name of Pandidakterion...
. On the assumption of sole rule by Constantine VII
Constantine VII
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos or Porphyrogenitus, "the Purple-born" was the fourth Emperor of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire, reigning from 913 to 959...
(r. 919–959) in 945, he was promoted to the rank of patrikios and appointed to the senior legal office of quaestor
Quaestor sacri palatii
The quaestor sacri palatii , in English Quaestor of the Sacred Palace, was the senior legal authority in the late Roman and early Byzantine empires, responsible for drafting laws. In the later Byzantine Empire, the office of the quaestor was altered and it became a senior judicial official for the...
. He was generally recognized as an excellent jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
and administrator. The date of his death is unknown, however he is mentioned as being dead in a law of Romanos II
Romanos II
Romanos II was a Byzantine emperor. He succeeded his father Constantine VII in 959 at the age of twenty-one, and died suddenly in 963.-Life:...
(r. 959–963).