John the Orphanotrophos

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John the Orphanotrophos (Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Ὀρφανοτρόφος, romanized: Iōánnēs Orphanotróphos) was a highly influential eunuch advisor to the Byzantine Emperor Romanos III (r. 1028–1034). John was born in the region of Paphlagonia.

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