▁the ▁Alb ano i ▁as ▁having ▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁revol t ▁against ▁Constantin ople ▁in ▁ 1 0 4 3 ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁Ar ban it ai ▁as ▁subjects ▁of ▁the ▁du ke ▁of ▁D yr rh ach ium . ▁It ▁is ▁disput ed , ▁however , ▁whether ▁the ▁" Al b ano i " ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁ 1 0 4 3 ▁refers ▁to ▁Alban ians ▁in ▁an ▁eth nic ▁sense ▁or ▁whether ▁" Al b ano i " ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁fol ks ▁from ▁southern ▁Italy ▁under ▁an ▁arch a ic ▁name ▁( there ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁tribe ▁of ▁Italy ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Alban i ). ▁However ▁a ▁later ▁reference ▁to ▁Alban ians ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁Att ali ates , ▁regarding ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁Alban ians ▁in ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁in ▁ 1 0 7 8 , ▁is ▁und is put ed . ▁ ▁Some ▁authors ▁( like ▁A lain ▁Duc el lier , ▁ 1 9 6 8 ) ▁believe ▁that ▁Ar vano i ▁are ▁mentioned ▁in ▁Book ▁IV ▁of ▁the ▁Alex i ad ▁by ▁Anna ▁Com n ena ▁( c . ▁ 1 1 4 8 ). ▁O thers ▁believe ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁wrong ▁reading ▁and ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁phrase ▁ ε ξ ▁ Α ρ β ά ν ω ν ▁( i . e . ▁‘ from ▁Ar v ana ’ ) ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁manuscript ▁and ▁in ▁one ▁edition ▁( B onn , ▁ 1 8 3 9 )