Romanos Dalassenos was a
Byzantine aristocrat and governor of the province of
Iberia.
Life
Romanos was the son of
Damian Dalassenos
Damian Dalassenos ( el, Δαμιανός Δαλασσηνός; ca. 940 – 19 July 998) was a Byzantine aristocrat and the first known member of the Dalassenos noble family. He is known for his service as the military governor ('' doux'') of Antio ...
(killed 998), the first attested member of the distinguished
Dalassenos Dalassenos ( el, Δαλασσηνός), feminine form Dalassene or Dalassena (Greek: Δαλασσηνή), was a Byzantine aristocratic family prominent in the 11th century.
Origins and rise to prominence
The family's name derives from their ancestr ...
aristocratic clan. He had two older brothers,
Constantine Dalassenos and
Theophylact Dalassenos Theophylact Dalassenos ( el, Θεοφύλακτος Δαλασσηνός; born before c. 990 – after 1039) was a Byzantine aristocrat who occupied a series of senior military positions in the 11th century.
Life
Theophylact was the son of Damia ...
.
Little is known about his life, with only a brief reference in the history of
John Skylitzes and a few seals and an inscription on a gate in
Theodosiopolis. From these sources it is known that he was ''
protospatharios'' and ''
katepano'' (senior military governor) of the large military province of
Iberia.
Nicholas Adontz estimated his tenure in that post in ca. 1023–26, while
Werner Seibt Werner may refer to:
People
* Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name
Fictional characters
* Werner (comics), a German comic book character
* Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...
placed it in 1031–34.
In 1039, along with the rest of the family, he was banished by Emperor
Michael IV the Paphlagonian.
References
Sources
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10th-century births
11th-century deaths
11th-century Byzantine people
Byzantine generals
Byzantine governors
Romanos
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
Protospatharioi