Uranus, Nikifor (J-ⅺ c.) – Byzantine military leader, winner over Samuel (996). After the escape from captivity in Baghdad, Vasily ⅱ was appointed Domestic in the West, then for Dux in Thessaloniki (996). He returned Larissa and defeated Samuel in R. Spichaj (summer 996), after which he returnedly returned to Constantinople. Lit.: S. Antophy, Samuil’s state. Medieval Macedonia, and, Skopje, 1986. B. Petr.
Original article in Macedonian language Cyrillic alphabet
Кириличен напис УРАН, Никифор