Leo Rhabdouchos
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Leo Rhabdouchos or Rhabduchus was the Byzantine
governor of Dyrrhachium
in 917, who was sent to the Serbian ruler Petar Gojniković to persuade him to attack Simeon I of Bulgaria
. Leo was successful, but the Serbian attack failed and Petar was taken captive. Leo was apparently a relative to the ruling Macedonian dynasty
, and a brother-in-law of the famed diplomat Leo Choirosphaktes
. From the De Administrando Imperio
, it is also known that Leo was later promoted from his rank of protospatharios
to that of magistros, and became Logothete of the Drome (foreign minister).
Byzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
governor of Dyrrhachium
Dyrrhachium (theme)
The Theme of Dyrrhachium was a Byzantine military-civilian province located in modern Albania, covering the Adriatic coast of the country...
in 917, who was sent to the Serbian ruler Petar Gojniković to persuade him to attack Simeon I of Bulgaria
Simeon I of Bulgaria
Simeon I the Great ruled over Bulgaria from 893 to 927, during the First Bulgarian Empire. Simeon's successful campaigns against the Byzantines, Magyars and Serbs led Bulgaria to its greatest territorial expansion ever, making it the most powerful state in contemporary Eastern Europe...
. Leo was successful, but the Serbian attack failed and Petar was taken captive. Leo was apparently a relative to the ruling Macedonian dynasty
Macedonian dynasty
The Macedonian dynasty ruled the Byzantine Empire from 867 to 1056, following the Amorian dynasty. During this period, the Byzantine state reached its greatest expanse since the Muslim conquests, and the Macedonian Renaissance in letters and arts began. The dynasty was named after its founder,...
, and a brother-in-law of the famed diplomat Leo Choirosphaktes
Leo Choirosphaktes
Leo Choirosphaktes, sometimes Latinized as Choerosphactes and also known as Leo Magistros or Leo Magister, was a Byzantine official who rose to high office under Basil I the Macedonian and served as an envoy under Emperor Leo VI the Wise to Bulgaria and the Abbasid Caliphate...
. From the De Administrando Imperio
De Administrando Imperio
De Administrando Imperio is the Latin title of a Greek work written by the 10th-century Eastern Roman Emperor Constantine VII. The Greek title of the work is...
, it is also known that Leo was later promoted from his rank of protospatharios
Protospatharios
Prōtospatharios was one of the highest court dignities of the middle Byzantine period , awarded to senior generals and provincial governors, as well as to foreign princes.-History:...
to that of magistros, and became Logothete of the Drome (foreign minister).