With the catastrophic territorial losses suffered during the 11th century, the office disappears in the sense of the overall military commander, but is retained in a more local level: during the Komnenian and Palaiologan periods, the term katepanikion thus comes to denote low-level administrative areas, both in Asia Minor (including the Empire of Trebizond) and Europe.
Despois das catastróficas perdas territoriais sufridas durante o século XI, a Oficina desaparece no sentido de "comandancia xeral militar", pero mantensee nun nivel máis local: durante os períodos finais dos Commenos e dos Paleólogos, o termo katepaníkion vén denotar zonas administrativas de baixo nivel, tanto en Asia Menor (incluíndo o Imperio de Trebisonda) como Europa.