Arab siege of Messina, defended by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakalon_Kekaumenos" class="extiw" title="en:Katakalon Kekaumenos">Katakalon Kekaumenos</a>, in 1040
Author of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid_Skylitzes" class="extiw" title="en:Madrid Skylitzes">en:Madrid Skylitzes</a>
12th-13th centuries
Chronicle of John Skylitzes, cod. Vitr. 26-2, Madrid National Library, Fol. 214 r.