John Proteuon ( el, Ἰωάννης Πρωτεύων, ''Ioannes Proteuon'') was the

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

governor ('' strategos'') of the

Theme of the Peloponnese The Theme of the Peloponnese ( gr, θέμα Πελοποννήσου) was a Byzantine Empire, Byzantine military-civilian province (''thema'', theme (Byzantine district), theme) encompassing the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece. It was est ...

in ca. 921/2. The ''

protospatharios ''Prōtospatharios'' ( el, πρωτοσπαθάριος) was one of the highest court dignities of the middle Byzantine period (8th to 12th centuries), awarded to senior generals and provincial governors, as well as to foreign princes. History Th ...

'' John Proteuon was the military governor ('' strategos'') of the

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of the Peloponnese until spring 921 or 922, when he was replaced by Krenites Arotras. Probably in 920 he was tasked with raising troops for service against the

Lombards The Lombards () or Langobards ( la, Langobardi) were a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774. The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the '' History of the Lombards'' (written between 787 an ...

in southern Italy, but the locals resisted being conscripted, and proposed instead to provide a thousand horses with their equipment as well as 100 pounds of gold. The Slavic tribes of the

Melingoi The Melingoi or Milingoi ( el, Μηλιγγοί) were a Slavic tribe that settled in the Peloponnese in southern Greece during the Middle Ages. In the early decades of the 7th century, Slavic tribes (Sclaveni) settled throughout the Balkans follow ...

and the

Ezeritai The Ezeritai ( el, ) were a Slavic tribe that settled in the Peloponnese in southern Greece during the Middle Ages. In the early decades of the 7th century, Slavic tribes (Sclaveni) settled throughout the Balkans following the collapse of the By ...

however refused to comply and rebelled in early 921. The suppression of their rebellion was carried out by Proteuon's successor Arotras.

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