Melias
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For the namesake general active in the 970s, see Melias (Domestic of the Schools).
Melias (Greek: Μελίας) or Mleh (Armenian: Մլեհ, often Mleh-mec, "Mleh the Great" in Armenian sources)[1] was an Armenian prince who entered Byzantine service and became a distinguished general, founding the theme of Lykandos and participating in the campaigns of John Kourkouas against the Arabs.
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Died | 934 |
Allegiance | Byzantine Empire |
Years of service | ca. 890–905, 907/8–934 |
Rank | Strategos of Lykandos |
Wars | Arab–Byzantine wars in the East and Byzantine–Bulgarian wars |
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