Pothos Argyros was a Byzantine

Byzantine

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 general active in the first half of the 10th century.

He was the son of the magistros Eustathios Argyros, Drungary of the Watch under Leo VI the Wise

Leo VI the Wise

Leo VI, surnamed the Wise or the Philosopher , was Byzantine emperor from 886 to 912. The second ruler of the Macedonian dynasty , he was very well-read, leading to his surname...

 (r. 886–912). Pothos and his brother served under Leo VI as manglabites

Manglabites

The Manglabites or Manglavites were a corps of bodyguards in the Byzantine Empire.Their name derives from the term manglabion which was also used to designate the entire corps. The origin of the term itself is debated: one theory regards it as deriving from Arabic mijlab , while another from...

. Ca. 921 he was appointed to the post of Domestic of the Schools

Domestic of the Schools

The Domestic of the Schools was a senior Byzantine military office, extant from the 8th century until at least the early 14th century. Originally simply the commander of the Scholai, the senior of the elite tagmata regiments, the Domestic quickly rose in prominence: by the mid-9th century, its...

 by Romanos I

Romanos I

Romanos I Lekapenos was Byzantine Emperor from 920 until his deposition on December 16, 944.-Origin:...

 (r. 919–944) and sent to supervise the border with Bulgaria

First Bulgarian Empire

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. Pothos participated in the disastrous Battle of Pegae in March 922 but survived. He is attested again in 944/945, holding the rank of patrikios and the post of Domestic of the Excubitors, when he defeated the Magyars in battle.