and the Seljuk Turks. A certain Nampites occupied the post early in the reign of Alexios I Komnenos (). Under Manuel I Komnenos (), the akolouthos Stephen was sent by the emperor to accompany and guide Conrad III of Germany while crossing Byzantine territory during the Second Crusade (1147). In ca. 1160/61, the post was held by Basil Kamateros, and a little later by Isaac Aaron, who betrayed the emperor's confidence and was blinded in 1171. The last known holder of the office, John Nomikopoulos, is attested in a chrysobull of Alexios III Angelos () from 1199. A handful of seals of akolouthoi are also known, but they cannot be dated or identified with any certainty. See also Ragnvald Ingvarsson References Sources Byzantine army Byzantine military offices Greek words and phrases Varangian Guard