Michael Bourtzes
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Michael Bourtzes
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Michael Bourtzes was a leading Byzantine general of the latter 10th century. He became notable for his capture of Antioch from the Arabs in 969, but fell into disgrace by the Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas. Resentful at the slight, Bourtzes joined forces with the conspirators who assassinated Phokas a few weeks later. Bourtzes re-appears in a prominent role in the civil war between Emperor Basil II and the rebel Bardas Skleros, switching his allegiance from the emperor to the rebel and back again.
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Byzantine general
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bourtzes
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2023-05-11T16:43:15Z
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