Vir gloriosus (lit. 'glorious man'; Greek: ἔνδοξος, endoxos) or gloriosissimus (lit. 'most glorious'; Greek: ἐνδοξότατος, endoxotatos) was the highest rank available to the senatorial aristocracy of the East Roman or Byzantine Empire in the 6th century. The title was introduced following the increasing proliferation, and hence debasement, of the earlier senatorial titles, such as vir illustris.
Vir gloriosus (lit. 'glorious man'; Greek: ἔνδοξος, endoxos) or gloriosissimus (lit. 'most glorious'; Greek: ἐνδοξότατος, endoxotatos) was the highest rank available to the senatorial aristocracy of the East Roman or Byzantine Empire in the 6th century. The title was introduced following the increasing proliferation, and hence debasement, of the earlier senatorial titles, such as vir illustris.
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