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Leo Passianos (died
22 June 1017) was the
Byzantine general sent by the
Catapan of Italy Leo Tornikios Kontoleon to fight the
Lombard rebel
Melus of Bari in 1017. He isn't to be confused with the other Passianos killed in Melus' first rebellion while fighting the Saracens under Ishmael of Montepeloso.
Passianos met Melus on the
Fortore at
Arenula. The battle was either indecisive (
William of Apulia) or a victory for Melus (
Leo of Ostia). Tornikios then took command himself and led them into a second encounter near
Civita. This second battle was a victory for Melus, though
Lupus Protospatharius and the anonymous chronicler of Bar record a defeat. Passianos was killed in this battle.
Sources
- Chalandon, Ferdinand. Histoire de la domination normande en Italie et en Sicilie. Paris, 1907.
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