Sico ( it, Sicone) (died 1054) was a
Byzantine ''
protospatharios'' leading troops in Italy from about 1052. He had a
Lombard name, though he was a Greek official. He was an official under
Argyrus.
Sico was killed in battle outside the walls of
Matera
Matera (, ; Materano: ) is a city in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy.
As the capital of the province of Matera, its original settlement lies in two canyons carved by the Gravina River. This area, the Sassi di Matera, is a comple ...
fighting the
Normans of
Humphrey of Hauteville.
Sources
*Gay, Jules. ''L'Italie méridionale et l'empire Byzantin: Livre II''. Burt Franklin: New York, 1904.
1054 deaths
Byzantine generals
11th-century Byzantine military personnel
Byzantines killed in battle
Year of birth unknown
Protospatharioi
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