''Kastrophylax'' (, "fortress guard" or "fortress warden") was a late
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...
local official who served as the assistant of the ''
kephale'' (provincial governor) in maintaining the defense of a fortified city (''
kastron'') and its guard service.
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Byzantine military offices
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