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'''Romanos I Lekapenos''' (Greek: Ρωμανός Α | '''Romanos I Lekapenos''' (Greek: Ρωμανός Α Λεκαπηνός; c. 870 – 948), or simply '''Romanos''', was an {{Wiki|Armenians|Armenian}}-born [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] admiral who became Emperor from 920 until his deposition on 16 December 944. | ||
During his reign, he constructed a crypt beneath the [[Myrelaion Church]] in [[Constantinople]] to serve as a funerary chapel for his wife [[Theodora]], who died in 922.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Myrelaion Church]]</ref> | During his reign, he constructed a crypt beneath the [[Myrelaion Church]] in [[Constantinople]] to serve as a funerary chapel for his wife [[Theodora]], who died in 922.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Myrelaion Church]]</ref> | ||
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Romanos I Lekapenos (Greek: Ρωμανός Α Λεκαπηνός; c. 870 – 948), or simply Romanos, was an Armenian-born Byzantine admiral who became Emperor from 920 until his deposition on 16 December 944.
During his reign, he constructed a crypt beneath the Myrelaion Church in Constantinople to serve as a funerary chapel for his wife Theodora, who died in 922.[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned in Database entry only)