Basil Argyros was born c. 1278 AD in the town of Serrhes (province of Strymon, in the Balkans) in the Byzantine Empire. He was a tall, lean man with dark hair and beard and a single, solid, dark bar for eyebrows. He served the Empire both as an officer of scouts in the army and then as a magistrianos.
Basil Argyros was born c. 1278 AD in the town of Serrhes (province of Strymon, in the Balkans) in the Byzantine Empire. He was a tall, lean man with dark hair and beard and a single, solid, dark bar for eyebrows. He served the Empire both as an officer of scouts in the army and then as a magistrianos.