Stratarches

'''''' (, : (archaic) or (modern)) means 'ruler of the army' in Greek, and is a title associated with successful generals. In modern Greek usage, it corresponds to the rank of Field Marshal.

== Byzantine Empire == The term originated in the Byzantine Empire, where, in the 9th to 11th centuries, the were a class of senior officials in charge of military finances and administration, including the (commander of the foreign imperial guards), the droungarios of the Fleet, the who supervised the army's horse-breeding farms, the (Count of the Stable) and the of the .