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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 Eu
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.
Byzantine military manuals
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This article lists and briefly discusses the most important of many military treatises on military science produced in the Byzantine Empire.
Nikephoros Ouranos
…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. Very little is known of Ouranos's origin, his early years, or his family, and the…
Byzantine hand-siphon for projecting Greek fire, illumination from the Poliorcetica of Hero of Byzantium
Byzantine hand-siphon for projecting Greek fire, illumination from the Poliorcetica of Hero of Byzantium
Fighting between Byzantines and Arabs Chronikon of Ioannis Skylitzes, end of 13th century
Fighting between Byzantines and Arabs Chronikon of Ioannis Skylitzes, end of 13th century