The prōtostratōr had a prominent place in imperial ceremonies, riding beside the Byzantine emperor on processions, or even introducing foreign envoys at imperial audiences.

After the Nika riots, the factions grew less violent as their importance in imperial ceremony increased.

They are used in imperial religious ceremonies, including weddings and coronations.

Shakuntala, forewarned, greeted them with a full imperial ceremony before the great mansion she had taken for her palace.

Bloodstar Hall, meanwhile, had become the traditional site for all imperial ceremonies of note.

His subordinates acted as seating guides and ushers for officials, nobles, and foreign delegates at imperial ceremonies and sacrifices.

On the contrary, the king was to act as the enforcer and sometimes intermediary through which the "imperial sacrificial ceremonies" occurred.

Mavrikios had used the elaborate imperial ceremonies to enhance his own dignity, though he thought them foolisn.

While serving as Taichang Boshi, Cui was considered an expert in proper etiquette in imperial ceremonies.

Peter was the first late Roman/Byzantine author to write on imperial ceremonies, beginning a tradition that lasted unto the 14th century.