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Christopher (, {{floruit|870s}}) was the commander-in-chief (Domestic of the Schools) of the Byzantine army during the 870s, and scored significant victories against the Paulicians.- the content below is remote from Wikipedia
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Nothing is known of Christopher’s origin, date of birth or death.{{harvnb|Kazhdan|1991|pp=441â442}}. He is identified in the sources as the gambros of Emperor Basil I the Macedonian (r. 867â886), a word which usually means “son-in-law”, but can imply a more general family tie through marriage. Cyril Mango suggested that Christopher married Basil’s eldest daughter, Anastasia, but all the emperor’s daughters were eventually confined to a convent.{{harvnb|Guilland|1967|p=438}}.In 872 or 878/9,The date is disputed, cf. {{harvnb|Kiapidou|2003|loc=Note 6}}. Christopher led an expedition against the Paulicians of Tephrike, comprising the forces of the Charsianon and Armeniakon themes. The campaign culminated in the Battle of Bathys Ryax, which saw a crushing defeat of the Paulicians and the death of their leader, Chrysocheir. This success was followed, whether immediately afterwards or a few years later, by the sack of the Paulician capital, Tephrike, and the extinction of their state.{{harvnb|Kiapidou|2003|loc=Chapter 2 and Chapter 3}}.References
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- {{Recherches sur les institutions byzantines | volume = I | chapter = Le Domestique des Scholes | pages = 426â468 }}
- {{ODB|last=Kazhdan|first=Alexander|authorlink=Alexander Kazhdan|title=Christopher|pages=441â442}}
- ENCYCLOPEDIA, Kiapidou, Eirini-Sofia, Battle at Bathys Ryax, 872/8, Encyclopedia of the Hellenic World, Asia Minor, Athens, Foundation of the Hellenic World, 17 January 2003,www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=7934, 8 July 2013, dead,www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=7934," title="web.archive.org/web/20110721080756www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=7934,">web.archive.org/web/20110721080756www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=7934, 21 July 2011,
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