Synodianos was very briefly the
catepan of Italy
The Catepanate (or Catapanate) of Italy ( el, ''Katepaníkion Italías'') was a province of the Byzantine Empire from 965 until 1071. At its greatest extent, it comprised mainland Italy south of a line drawn from Monte Gargano to the Gulf of Sa ...
in 1042 (February – April). He was appointed by
Michael V Michael V may refer to:
*Michael V Kalaphates (1015–1042), Byzantine Emperor
*Coptic Pope Michael V of Alexandria (fl. 1145–1146)
*Michael V.
Beethoven Del Valle Bunagan (born December 17, 1969), known professionally as Michael V. and ...
after the death of the Emperor
Michael IV. He immediately demanded the surrender of all the formerly Greek cities of
Apulia
it, Pugliese
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and began assembling an army to retake them when he was recalled in April 1042 by the
Empress Zoe after the death of Michael V.
Sources
*Chalandon, Ferdinand. ''Histoire de la domination normande en Italie et en Sicile''.
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
, 1907.
11th-century catepans of Italy
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