Mamalos 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | E |
| Floruit | L VIII |
| Dates | 782 (taq) / 782 (tpq) |
| PmbZ No. | 4686 |
| Titles | Primikerios (office) |
| Textual Sources | Theophanes Confessor, Chronographia, ed. C. de Boor, 2 vols. (Leipzig, 1883-85, repr. Hildesheim/NewYork, 1980); tr. and comm. C. Mango and R. Scott, The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor, Oxford 1997 (chronicle) |
Mamalos 1 was a primikerios in 782 (Μάμαλον τὸν πριμικήριον); he and Konstaes 1 were sent to the court of Charlemagne (Karoulos 1) to arrange the betrothal of the emperor Constantine VI (Konstantinos 8) to Karoulos 1's daughter Erythro 1 (Rotrud); when their mission succeeded they left Elissaios 1 behind to teach Erythro 1 the necessary Greek language and customs: Theoph. AM 6274. On the primikerios, cf. Oikonomides, Listes, p. 300 (both a dignity and a title, held by eunuchs in the imperial palace). Mamalos 1 was probably a highly placed and trusted member of the eunuch staff of the palace.
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