▁father ▁were ▁recorded ▁by ▁both ▁Gen es ius ▁and ▁The oph anes ▁Cont inu atus , ▁the ▁contin uer ▁to ▁the ▁chron icle ▁of ▁The oph anes ▁the ▁Conf essor . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁her ▁mother ▁is ▁unknown . ▁ ▁Family ▁Ar s ab er ▁led ▁a ▁failed ▁revol t ▁against ▁N ike ph or os ▁I ▁in ▁ 8 0 8 . ▁According ▁to ▁George ▁Fin lay : ▁" In ▁the ▁year ▁ 8 0 8 , ▁however , ▁a ▁consp i racy ▁was ▁really ▁formed ▁to ▁place ▁Ar s ab er ▁a ▁pat ric ian , ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁quest or , ▁or ▁minister ▁of ▁legisl ation , ▁on ▁the ▁throne . ▁Though ▁Ar s ab er ▁was ▁of ▁an ▁Armen ian ▁family , ▁many ▁persons ▁of ▁rank ▁were ▁le ag ued ▁with ▁him ; ▁yet ▁Nice ph ory s ▁only ▁conf isc ated ▁his ▁est ates , ▁and ▁comp elled ▁him ▁to ▁em brace ▁the ▁mon astic ▁life ." ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁her ▁father ▁indicates ▁Armen ian ▁orig ins . ▁However ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁his ▁ancest ors ▁are ▁not ▁known . ▁ ▁Gene alog ical ▁theories ▁suggest ▁K ams ar ak an ▁ancest ry . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁The odos ia ▁married ▁Leo ▁V ▁the ▁Armen ian . ▁Leo ▁was ▁a ▁strateg os ▁under ▁N ike ph or os ▁I . ▁His ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Emperor ▁against ▁the ▁revol t ▁of ▁B ard anes ▁Tour k os ▁was ▁decis ive ▁for ▁the ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁former .