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Marianos Argyros | |
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| Died | 16 August 963 |
| Nationality | Byzantine |
| Occupation(s) | Monk and later senior general in Italy and the Balkans |
| Years active | c. 944–963 |
| Father | Leo Argyros |
| Relatives | Romanos Argyros (brother) |
Marianos Argyros (Greek: Μαριανός Ἀργυρός, fl. 944 – 16 August 963) was a Byzantine aristocrat and member of the Argyros family. A monk, in 944 he supported the assumption of sole rule by Constantine VII, and was allowed to leave the monastery and enter imperial service. He held a succession of senior military commands, fighting in southern Italy against local rebels and the Fatimids, and in the Balkans against the Magyars. In 963, he tried to oppose the takeover of the imperial throne by the general Nikephoros Phokas by assuming control over Constantinople and arresting his father, Bardas Phokas the Elder. During the ensuing clashes, he was hit on the head by a platter and died on the next day, 16 August.