Lekapenos
Lekapenos (Greek: Λεκαπηνός) or Lakapenos (Greek: Λακαπηνός), usually Latinized as Lecapenus or Lacapenus, feminine form Lekapene (Greek: Λεκαπηνή) or Lakapene (Greek: Λακαπηνή), Latinized as Lecapene or Lacapene, was the name of a prominent, assumed, Byzantine-Armenian family of humble background which intermarried with and almost managed to usurp the throne from the Macedonian dynasty in the first half of the 10th century. The family was founded by Theophylact, surnamed Abaktistos or Abastaktos (the Unbearable), who had rescued the Emperor Basil I from the enemy in battle at Tephrike in 872, saving his life, and had been rewarded by a place in the Imperial Guard and received estates as a reward.