Goudeles Tyrannos

Goudeles Tyrannos was a Byzantine capitalist of the late 13th century. In his will of 1294, deeding his estate to a monastery in Constantinople, is an inventory of assets in the region of Smyrna and Nymphaion. Among his assets are textile factories, a bakehouse and bakery, vineyards, cattle and horses, half of a bathhouse, and various other properties.

The diversity of his holdings, and the obvious wealth they represent, illustrate the free enterprise and relative lack of state control over the Byzantine economy of this period.