Damaskenos 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M VIII |
| Dates | 740 (taq) / 740 (ob.) |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Locations | Africa (deathplace); Africa |
| Textual Sources | Theophanes Confessor, Chronographia, ed. C. de Boor, 2 vols. (Leipzig, 1883-85, repr. Hildesheim/NewYork, 1980); tr. and comm. C. Mango and R. Scott, The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor, Oxford 1997 (chronicle) |
In 740 the Arabs suffered a major defeat in Africa with heavy losses including their commander, whose name is given as Damaskenos 1 (σὺν τῷ στρατηγοῦντι ὀνόματι Δαμασκηνῷ): Theoph. AM 6231. On the Berber revolt of 739-740, cf. Shaban, Islamic History I, pp. 150-152 (Syrian troops were sent to Africa and a contingent from Damascus was later settled in Spain). See also Mango and Scott, Theophanes pp.571-572, n. 6, for a possible identification.
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