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Melias, the Glossary

Melias (Μελίας) or Mleh (Մլեհ, often Mleh-mec, "Mleh the Great" in Armenian sources) was an Armenian prince who entered Byzantine service and became a distinguished general, founding the theme of Lykandos and participating in the campaigns of John Kourkouas against the Arabs.^[1]

43 relations: Acritic songs, Akritai, Al-Awasim, Andronikos Doukas (general under Leo VI), Arab–Byzantine wars, Arabic, Arabs, Armenians, Artisan, Baghdad, Bagratuni dynasty, Battle of Achelous (917), Battle of Boulgarophygon, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine–Bulgarian wars, Constantine Doukas (usurper), Constantine VII, Digenes Akritas, Eustathios Argyros (general under Leo VI), First Bulgarian Empire, Hadath, John I Tzimiskes, John Kourkouas, Kahramanmaraş, Kleisoura (Byzantine district), Leo VI the Wise, Lykandos, Magister officiorum, Malatya, Melias (Domestic of the Schools), Nakharar, Nikephoros II Phokas, Patrician (ancient Rome), Pınarbaşı, Kayseri, Philaretos Brachamios, Rustam ibn Baradu, Samsat, Sebasteia (theme), Strategos, Taron (historic Armenia), Tarsus, Mersin, Theme (Byzantine district), Turma.
10th-century Armenian people
934 deaths
9th-century Armenian people
9th-century Byzantine military personnel

Acritic songs

The Acritic songs ("frontiersmen songs") are the epic poems that emerged in the Byzantine Empire probably around the ninth century.

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Akritai

The Akritai (ἀκρίται, singular: Akritēs, ἀκρίτης) is a term used in the Byzantine Empire in the 9th–11th centuries to denote the frontier soldiers guarding the Empire's eastern border, facing the Muslim states of the Middle East.

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Al-Awasim

Al-ʿAwāṣim (العواصم, "the defences, fortifications"; sing. al-ʿāṣimah, اَلْـعَـاصِـمَـة, "protectress") was the Arabic term used to refer to the Muslim side of the frontier zone between the Byzantine Empire and the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates in Cilicia, northern Syria and Upper Mesopotamia.

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Andronikos Doukas (general under Leo VI)

Andronikos Doukas or Doux (Ἀνδρόνικος Δούκας/Δούξ, died circa 910) was a Byzantine general and rebel in the reign of Emperor Leo VI the Wise (r. 886–912). Melias and Andronikos Doukas (general under Leo VI) are 10th-century Byzantine people, 9th-century births and Byzantine generals.

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Arab–Byzantine wars

The Arab–Byzantine wars were a series of wars from the 7th to 11th centuries between multiple Arab dynasties and the Byzantine Empire.

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Arabic

Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.

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Arabs

The Arabs (عَرَب, DIN 31635:, Arabic pronunciation), also known as the Arab people (الشَّعْبَ الْعَرَبِيّ), are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa.

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Armenians

Armenians (hayer) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.

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Artisan

An artisan (from artisan, artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand.

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Baghdad

Baghdad (or; translit) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab and in West Asia after Tehran.

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Bagratuni dynasty

The Bagratuni or Bagratid dynasty (Բագրատունի) was an Armenian royal dynasty which ruled the medieval Kingdom of Armenia from c. 885 until 1045.

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Battle of Achelous (917)

The Battle of Achelous or Acheloos (Битката при Ахелой, Μάχη τουΑχελώου), also known as the Battle of Anchialus,Stephenson (2004), p. 23 took place on 20 August 917, on the Achelous river near the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, close to the fortress Tuthom (modern Pomorie) between Bulgarian and Byzantine forces.

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Battle of Boulgarophygon

The Battle of Boulgarophygon (Битка при Булгарофигон; Μάχη τουΒουλγαρόφυγου) was fought in the summer of 896 near the town of Boulgarophygon (modern Babaeski, Turkey) between the Byzantine Empire and the First Bulgarian Empire.

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Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Byzantine–Bulgarian wars

The Byzantine–Bulgarian wars were a series of conflicts fought between the Byzantine Empire and Bulgaria which began after the Bulgars conquered parts of the Balkan peninsula after 680 AD.

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Constantine Doukas (usurper)

Constantine Doukas (or Doux) (Κωνσταντίνος Δούκας/Δούξ; died 913) was a prominent Byzantine general. Melias and Constantine Doukas (usurper) are 10th-century Byzantine people, 9th-century births and Byzantine generals.

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Constantine VII

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (Kōnstantinos Porphyrogennētos; 17 May 905 – 9 November 959) was the fourth Byzantine emperor of the Macedonian dynasty, reigning from 6 June 913 to 9 November 959.

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Digenes Akritas

Digenes Akritas (Latinised as Acritas; Διγενῆς Ἀκρίτας) is a medieval Greek romantic epic that emerged in the 12th-century Byzantine Empire.

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Eustathios Argyros (general under Leo VI)

Eustathios Argyros (Εὐστάθιος Ἀργυρός; died ca. 910) was a Byzantine aristocrat and one of the most prominent generals under Emperor Leo VI the Wise (r. 886–912). Melias and Eustathios Argyros (general under Leo VI) are 10th-century Byzantine people, 9th-century births, Byzantine generals, Byzantine people of the Arab–Byzantine wars, magistroi and patricii.

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First Bulgarian Empire

The First Bulgarian Empire (blŭgarĭsko tsěsarǐstvije; Първо българско царство) was a medieval state that existed in Southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries AD. It was founded in 680–681 after part of the Bulgars, led by Asparuh, moved south to the northeastern Balkans.

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Hadath

Al-Ḥadath al-Ḥamrā' (Arabic for "Hadath the Red") or Adata (Ἃδατα) was a town and fortress near the Taurus Mountains (modern southeastern Turkey), which played an important role in the Byzantine–Arab Wars.

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John I Tzimiskes

John I Tzimiskes (925 – 10 January 976) was the senior Byzantine emperor from 969 to 976. Melias and John I Tzimiskes are Byzantine people of the Arab–Byzantine wars.

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John Kourkouas

John Kourkouas (Ioannes Kourkouas), also transliterated as Kurkuas or Curcuas, was one of the most important generals of the Byzantine Empire. Melias and John Kourkouas are 10th-century Byzantine people, 9th-century births, Byzantine generals, Byzantine people of the Arab–Byzantine wars and magistroi.

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Kahramanmaraş

Kahramanmaraş, historically Marash (Maraş; Մարաշ) and Germanicea (Γερμανίκεια), is a city in the Mediterranean region of Turkey and the administrative centre of Kahramanmaraş province.

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Kleisoura (Byzantine district)

In the Byzantine Empire, a kleisoura (κλεισούρα, "enclosure, defile") was a term traditionally applied to a fortified mountain pass and the military district protecting it.

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Leo VI the Wise

Leo VI, also known as Leo the Wise (Léōn ho Sophós, 19 September 866 – 11 May 912), was Byzantine Emperor from 886 to 912.

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Lykandos

Lykandos or Lycandus (Λυκανδός), known as Djahan in Armenian, was the name of a Byzantine fortress and military-civilian province (or "theme"), known as the Theme of Lykandos (θέμα Λυκανδοῦ), in the 10th–11th centuries.

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Magister officiorum

The magister officiorum (Latin;; magistros tōn offikiōn) was one of the most senior administrative officials in the Later Roman Empire and the early centuries of the Byzantine Empire.

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Malatya

Malatya (translit; Syriac ܡܠܝܛܝܢܐ Malīṭīná; Meletî; Ancient Greek: Μελιτηνή) is a large city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province.

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Melias (Domestic of the Schools)

Melias (Μελίας; died 973 or 974) was a Byzantine general of Armenian origin, active in the wars against the Arabs in the east under Nikephoros II Phokas and John I Tzimiskes. Melias and Melias (Domestic of the Schools) are Byzantine generals, Byzantine people of Armenian descent, Byzantine people of the Arab–Byzantine wars and magistroi.

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Nakharar

Nakharar (նախարար naxarar, from Parthian naxvadār "holder of the primacy") was a hereditary title of the highest order given to houses of the ancient and medieval Armenian nobility.

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Nikephoros II Phokas

Nikephoros II Phokas (Νικηφόρος Φωκᾶς, Nikēphóros Phōkãs; – 11 December 969), Latinized Nicephorus II Phocas, was Byzantine emperor from 963 to 969. Melias and Nikephoros II Phokas are Byzantine generals and Byzantine people of the Arab–Byzantine wars.

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Patrician (ancient Rome)

The patricians (from patricius) were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome.

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Pınarbaşı, Kayseri

Pınarbaşı is a municipality and district of Kayseri Province, Turkey.

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Philaretos Brachamios

Philaretos Brachamios (Φιλάρετος Βραχάμιος; Pilartos Vahram Varajnuni; Philaretus Brachamius) was a distinguished Byzantine general and warlord of Armenian heritage. Melias and Philaretos Brachamios are Byzantine generals, Byzantine people of Armenian descent and magistroi.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melias

Also known as Melias (general of Lykandos).

Melias, the Glossary

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10th-century Armenian people

934 deaths

9th-century Armenian people

9th-century Byzantine military personnel

References