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Niketas Oöryphas | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Byzantine Empire |
| Rank | droungarios tou ploïmou |
| Battles/wars | Byzantine–Arab Wars |
Niketas Oryphas or Oöryphas (Greek: Νικήτας ὁ Ὀρύφας or Ὠορυφᾶς, fl. 860–873)[1] was a distinguished Byzantine official, patrikios,[2] and admiral under the Byzantine emperors Michael III (r. 842–867) and Basil I the Macedonian (r. 867–886), who achieved several naval victories against the Cretan Saracen raiders.
- ^ Lilie et al. 2000, p. 441.
- ^ Constantine Porphyrogenitus & Bekkerus 1840, "De Administrando Imperio", p. 130.
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