Emperors of Rome

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Romanos I with co-emperors, miliaresion, 931-944 AD.jpg
Miliaresion from 931–944, showing Romanos' bust on a cross on the obverse and listing the names of Romanos and his co-emperors, Constantine VII, Stephen Lekapenos and Constantine Lekapenos, on the reverse
Name
Romanos I Lekapenos
Dynasty
Macedonian/Lekapenoi
Born
c. 870
Lakape
Died
15 June 948
Unknown
Reign
17 December 920 to 16 December 944
(23 years, 11 months and 29 days)
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Romanos I Lekapenos or Lakapenos (Greek: Ρωμανός Α΄ Λακαπηνός, Rōmanos I Lakapēnos; c. 870 – June 15, 948), Latinized as Romanus I Lecapenus, was an Armenian who became a Byzantine naval commander and reigned as Byzantine Emperor from 920 until his deposition on December 16, 944.