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Akameros

8th century Greek archon

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Akameros was a Byzantine military personnel.

Akameros (, )—his original name was probably Akamir —was the "archon of the Sclavenes of Belzetia" , an autonomous South Slavic community in Central Greece under Byzantine sovereignty, in the late 8th century.

He is mentioned only once, by Theophanes the Confessor, as leading a plot involving the sons of Constantine V – the former Caesares Nikephoros and Christopher, and their younger brothers Niketas, Anthimos and Eudokimos – who had been deposed, mutilated by their elder brother, the emperor Leo IV the Khazar . After Leo's death, his wife, Irene of Athens , deposed her son Constantine VI in 797, and sent his uncles in exile to Athens so that they would not threaten her rule. has been identified by some scholars with the area of settlement of the Belegezitai around Demetrias in eastern Thessaly, but this is probably an error, and the origin of Belzetia has to be sought with another Slavic tribe, the Berzetai.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Akameros?

8th century Greek archon

What was Akameros's occupation?

Akameros was a military personnel.

What nationality was Akameros?

Akameros was Byzantine.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Akameros

· Wikidata: Q4059297

· DBpedia: Akameros

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