Leo Argyros (10th century)
Leo Argyros | |
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| Native name | Λέων Ἀργυρός |
| Allegiance | Byzantine Empire |
| Branch | Byzantine army |
| Service years | 910–922 (approximately) |
| Rank | Domestic of the Schools (possibly), strategos, patrikios, magistros, protospatharios |
| Commands | theme of Sebasteia, possibly Domestic of the Schools |
| Conflicts | Byzantine–Bulgarian wars, Battle of Achelous (917), Battle of Pegae |
| Relations | Eustathios Argyros (father), Pothos Argyros (brother), Marianos Argyros (son), Romanos Argyros (son), great-grandfather of Romanos III Argyros |
Leo Argyros (Greek: Λέων Ἀργυρός) was a Byzantine aristocrat and general active in the first decades of the 10th century. He began his career as a manglabites and later became military governor (strategos) of Sebasteia under Emperor Leo VI the Wise. Alongside his brothers Pothos and Romanos, he participated in several key military campaigns, including the Battle of Achelous in 917 and the Battle of Pegae in 922. Rising to the ranks of patrikios and magistros under Romanos I Lekapenos. Leo is the great-grandfather Emperor Romanos III Argyros.