Atrophilos 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M IX |
| Dates | 864 (taq) / 865 (tpq) |
| Textual Sources | Bar Hebraeus, Chronographia, tr. E. A. W. Budge, The Chronography of Abu 'l-Faraj (London, 1932; repr. Amsterdam, 1976) (history) |
Atrophilos 1 was an old man when he was sent as envoy by the emperor Michael III (Michael 11) to the caliph al-Mutawwakil 1 in the year 1176 Sel. (864/865); he took with him seventy seven Arab captives as a gift to the caliph, was received with honour and negotiated peace: Bar Hebr., p. 144.
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