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''Anagrapheus'' ( el, ἀναγραφεύς) was a
''Anagrapheus'' ( el, ἀναγραφεύς) was a Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantin ...
fiscal official in the 9th–12th centuries.
The title does not appear in the lists of offices (''taktika''), but is attested on seals and monastic charters, with the first occurrence ca. 750–850, and the last secured mention in 1189. Franz Dölger thought that the office continued in existence until 1204
Year 1204 ( MCCIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
* January 27-28 – Byzantine emperor Alexios IV Angelos is overthrown in a revolution.
* February 5 – Ale ...
, after which it was replaced by the ''apographeus ''Apographeus'' ( el, ἀπογραφεύς) was a fiscal official in the last centuries of the Byzantine Empire.
The office first appears in the Komnenian period, either under Alexios I Komnenos
Alexios I Komnenos ( grc-gre, Ἀλέξι� ...
''. The duties of the office were related with the revision of the cadaster; each ''anagrapheus'' was usually assigned to a particular theme. According to the ''Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
The ''Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium'' (ODB) is a three-volume historical dictionary published by the English Oxford University Press. With more than 5,000 entries, it contains comprehensive information in English on topics relating to the Byzant ...
'', its "functions were hardly distinguishable from those of the '' epoptes''".
References
Sources
* {{ODB , last1 = Kazhdan , first = Alexander , authorlink = Alexander Kazhdan , title = Anagrapheus , page = 84 Byzantine fiscal offices