Basilios 140 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E/M IX |
| Dates | 838 (taq) / 838 (tpq) |
| PmbZ No. | 932 |
| Locations | Karshena; Karshena (residence) |
| Textual Sources | Bar Hebraeus, Chronographia, tr. E. A. W. Budge, The Chronography of Abu 'l-Faraj (London, 1932; repr. Amsterdam, 1976) (history); Michael the Syrian, Chronicle, ed. and tr. J.-B. Chabot, La chronique de Michel le Syrien (Paris, 1899-1904) (chronicle) |
Basilios 140 was an envoy sent by the emperor Theophilos 5 to the caliph al-Mutasim 1 (Abu Ishaq) after the capture of Amorion to discuss peace; Basilios 140 was a noble from Karshena; he took gifts and two letters from the emperor Theophilos 5, one in friendly terms and another hostile which he was to present if al-Mutasim 1 would not accept peace; the caliph al-Mutasim 1 made unacceptable demands and Basilios 140 presented the second letter; the caliph al-Mutasim 1 then dismissed Basilios 140 and returned the emperor's gifts by him: Bar Hebr., p. 138, Mich. Syr. III 96.
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