Leo Monomachos, sebastos: A Byzantine aristocrat with a migrant backround?
Journal: Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta
Year: 2023

This article concerns the edition, dating, historical interpretation and contextualisation of a remarkable metrical inscription of a seal (ca. last third of the 12th - beginning of the 13th century). The owner of this seal, Leo, who bore the no longer prestigious title of sebastos, aims to highlight his elevated social standing by emphasizing his noble descent. He stresses that he is a descendant of the ?ruler Monomachos?. This does not refer to the former Byzantine emperor Constantine IX (1042-