Bardas Skleros

Bardas Skleros
Proclamation of Skleros as Emperor, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes
Native name
Βάρδας Σκληρός
Other name(s)Sclerus
Died2 April 991
AllegianceByzantine
RankGeneral
Battles / warsBattle of Arcadiopolis, Battle of Pankalia

Bardas Skleros (Greek: Βάρδας Σκληρός) or Sclerus was a Byzantine general who led a wide-scale Asian rebellion against Emperor Basil II during the years 976 to 979.

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