▁citiz en ▁of ▁Constantin ople . ▁Ad ont z ▁identified ▁this ▁Leo ▁as ▁Leo ▁V . ▁Which ▁would ▁make ▁Leo ▁V ▁and ▁The odos ia ▁great - grand par ents ▁of ▁Bas il ▁I . ▁ ▁Ad ont z ▁also ▁suggested ▁Const antine ▁VII ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁mistake ▁in ▁the ▁gener ations ▁separ ating ▁Ma ia ct es ▁and ▁Bas il . ▁Sug gest ing ▁Bas il ▁was ▁a ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁Ma ia ct es ▁and ▁not ▁old ▁enough ▁to ▁have ▁seen ▁the ▁wars ▁with ▁K rum ▁of ▁Bulg aria . ▁M aking ▁Leo ▁V ▁and ▁The odos ia ▁actually ▁fourth - gener ation ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁Bas il . ▁ ▁The ▁theory ▁has ▁been ▁accepted ▁by ▁several ▁gene alog ists , ▁including ▁Christian ▁S ett ip ani ▁in ▁his ▁search ▁for ▁descent ▁from ▁anti qu ity . ▁The ▁name ▁" An na " ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁for ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Leo ▁V ▁and ▁The odos ia , ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁daughters ▁of ▁Bas il ▁I , ▁Leo ▁VI ▁the ▁W ise , ▁Const antine ▁VII ▁and ▁Roman os ▁II . ▁Al most ▁every ▁em peror ▁that ▁would ▁claim ▁descent ▁from ▁this ▁woman . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁Nicholas ▁Ad ont z , ▁The ▁age ▁and ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁em peror ▁Bas il ▁I ▁( 1 9 3 3 ) ▁. ▁Warren ▁T read g old , ▁The ▁By z antine ▁Rev ival ▁ 7 8 0 – 8 4 2 ▁( 1 9 8 8