19. PROBATA Προβατᾶς was sent as ambassador by the emperor Michael IV., the Paphlgonian, to the Saracen Emir of Sicily (A. D. 1035), to treat of peace. In 1040, in the same reign, he commanded an army against the Servians. (Cedren. Compend. vol. ii. p. 513, 526.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890