Kekaumenos

Kekaumenos (Greek: Κεκαυμένος) is the family name of the otherwise unidentified Byzantine author of the Strategikon, a manual on military and household affairs composed c. 1078. He was apparently of Georgian-Armenian origin and the grandson of the doux of Hellas. Despite relevant suppositions, there exists no concrete evidence that he is the famous 11th century general Katakalon Kekaumenos, or his son. Quotes Ἡ γὰρ συνήθεια εὔκαταφρονήτους ποιεῖν εἴωθεν. Strategikon, ch. 12. Reported in Georgina G. Buckler, "Proverb: Familiarity Breeds Contempt", Notes and Queries (18 July 1936) p. 46 External links Category:Authors from Greece