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Pothos Argyros (also Argyrus; Italian: Potone Argiro) was the catepan of Italy during the eventful years of 1029 to 1031. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. The Catepanate (or Catapanate) of Italy ( Greek:) was a province of the Byzantine Empire, comprising mainland Italy south of a line drawn from Pothos replaced Christophoros Burgaris as catepan and immediately had to deal with new Saracen assaults. Christopher or Christophoros Burgaris was the short-tenured successor of the famous Basil Boiannes as Catepan of Italy. Saracen was a term used by Europeans in the Middle Ages for Fatimids at first then later for all who professed the religion of Islam. In 1031, he was defeated at Cassano allo Ionio and replaced by Michael Protospatharios. Cassano allo Ionio is a small town in Province of Cosenza of Calabria, Italy, known in Roman times as Cassanum. Michael Protospatharios (Michele Protospata was briefly the Byzantine Catepan of Italy from 1031 to 1033.

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Chalandon, Ferdinand. Histoire de la domination normande en Italie et en Sicilie. Paris, 1907. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Preceded by Christophoros Burgaris	Catepan of Italy 1029–1031	Succeeded by Michael Protospatharios

Christopher or Christophoros Burgaris was the short-tenured successor of the famous Basil Boiannes as Catepan of Italy. The Catepanate (or Catapanate) of Italy ( Greek:) was a province of the Byzantine Empire, comprising mainland Italy south of a line drawn from Michael Protospatharios (Michele Protospata was briefly the Byzantine Catepan of Italy from 1031 to 1033.

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