Choireas 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E IX |
| Dates | 821 (taq) / 824 (ob.) |
| PmbZ No. | 1072 |
| Locations | Kaballa (Lycaonia) (residence); Kaballa (Lycaonia); Syria |
| Textual Sources | Theophanes Continuatus, ed. I. Bekker (Bonn, 1838) (history); Zonaras = Ioannis Zonarae Epitome Historiarum, libri XIII-XVIII, ed. Th. Büttner-Wobst, (Bonn, 1897) (history) |
Choireas 1 and Gazarenos 1 were attendants and loyal followers of Thomas the Slav (Thomas 7); when the latter was overthrown, Choireas 1 was in command at a place called Kaballa (near Iconium); like Gazarenos 1 he refused to submit to the emperor Michael II (Michael 10), despite offers of the high dignity of magistros, and survived by pillaging and plundering; eventually Michael 10 persuaded elements in the fortress to close the gates on Choireas 1 while he was out raiding; when he found re-entry impossible, Choireas 1 joined forces with Gazarenos 1 and they headed for Syria, but their own troops turned on them and executed them both: Theoph. Cont. II 20 (pp. 71-73).
A supporter of Thomas 7; Choireas 1 and Zagorenos (Gazarenos 1) refused to surrender the fortresses they held after Thomas 7's defeat but were captured by the emperor Michael II (Michael 10) and executed: Zon. XV 23. 33.
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