battle at Anzen (which is clearly inspired by the events of 838), are regarded as almost certainly fictitious. However, it may be that the story of his death after Theoktistos's downfall is reliable, which would probably place it sometime between 855 and 863. References Sources 8th-century births 9th-century deaths 9th-century Armenian people 9th-century Byzantine people Generals of the Abbasid Caliphate Byzantine defectors Byzantine generals Byzantine people of Armenian descent Byzantine people of the Arab–Byzantine wars Domestics of the Schools Founders of Christian monasteries Governors of the Anatolic Theme Governors of the Armeniac Theme Magistroi Patricii Protostratores Protospatharioi