Alexios Xiphias

Alexios Xiphias (Greek: Ἀλέξιος Ξιφίας, Latin: Alexius Xifea) was a Byzantine protospatharios and catepan of Italy from 1006 to 1007,^[1] following the long term of office of Gregory Tarchaneiotes. In March 1007, he promulgated a diploma in favour of Alexander, abbot of San Giovanni in Lamis.

He arrived at Bari in July 1006.^[1] He died sometime between April and August of 1007.^[1] His successor, John Kourkouas, did not arrive in Bari until May 1008.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c PmbZ, Alexios Xiphias (#20246).
^ PmbZ, Ioannes Kurkuas (#23352).

Sources[edit]

Lilie, Ralph-Johannes; Ludwig, Claudia; Pratsch, Thomas; Zielke, Beate (2013). Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit Online. Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Nach Vorarbeiten F. Winkelmanns erstellt (in German). Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter.

Preceded by Gregory Tarchaneiotes	Catepan of Italy 1006–1007	Succeeded by John Kourkouas

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[FOOTNOTEPmbZ[httpswwwdegruytercomdatabasePMBZentryPMBZ22399html_Alexios_Xiphias_(#20246)]-1] PmbZ, Alexios Xiphias (#20246).

[FOOTNOTEPmbZ[httpswwwdegruytercomdatabasePMBZentryPMBZ25506html_Ioannes_Kurkuas_(#23352)]-2] PmbZ, Ioannes Kurkuas (#23352).

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