Template:Did you know nominations/Droungarios of the Fleet

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:57, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Droungarios of the Fleet[edit]

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Gold solidus of Romanos I Lekapenos

... that Romanos I Lekapenos (coin pictured) used his position as Droungarios of the Imperial Fleet to ascend the throne of the Byzantine Empire? R. Guilland (1967), " Le Drongaire de la flotte, le Grand drongaire de la flotte, le Duc de la flotte, le Mégaduc", in Recherches sur les institutions byzantines, Tome I, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, p. 538
- ALT1:... that from the 9th to the late 11th centuries, the Droungarios of the Imperial Fleet headed the main fleet of the Byzantine navy, stationed at Constantinople? R. Guilland (1967), " Le Drongaire de la flotte, le Grand drongaire de la flotte, le Duc de la flotte, le Mégaduc", in Recherches sur les institutions byzantines, Tome I, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, pp. 535, 537, 540

Reviewed: Al-Jahith's Treasury

Improved to Good Article status by Cplakidas (talk). Self-nominated at 23:45, 20 January 2017 (UTC).

AGF on hooks; perhaps the main is better by a neck. Pic is ok to use (only relevant for main hook). Very new GA, looks the usual quality job from this source. QPQ done. Johnbod (talk) 20:40, 21 January 2017 (UTC)