Nikephoros Ouranos
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Nikephoros Ouranos
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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
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10/11th-century Byzantine military officer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikephoros_Ouranos
date created:
2005-08-12T07:41:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T05:09:04Z
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