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Nikephoros Ouranos

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Byzantine general

WritersLived 1000 to 1100 · aged 100
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Nikephoros Ouranos, Latinized as Nicephorus Uranus, was a high-ranking Byzantine official and general during the reign of Emperor Basil II.

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The Byzantine emperor Basil II (r. 976-1025). Nikephoros Ouranos was one of his closest and most trusted collaborators.The Byzantine emperor Basil II (r. 976-1025). Nikephoros Ouranos was one of his closest and most trusted collaborators.Bulgarians put to flight by Ouranos's forces at Spercheios, from the Chronicle of John Skylitzes.Bulgarians put to flight by Ouranos's forces at Spercheios, from the Chronicle of John Skylitzes.

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Nikephoros Ouranos, Latinized as Nicephorus Uranus, was a high-ranking Byzantine official and general during the reign of Emperor Basil II. One of the emperor's closest associates, he was active in Europe in the wars against the Bulgarians, scoring a major victory at Spercheios, and against the Arabs in Syria, where he held command during the first decade of the 11th century as Basil's virtual viceroy. A well-educated man, he wrote a military manual (Taktika) and composed several surviving poems and hagiographies.

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Lived 1000 to 1100 · aged 100
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