In 1054, as patrikios and strategos, Basil Apokapes rallied the people of Manzikert and repulsed an attack by the Seljuks under Toğrül. Later, from 1059 to 1065, he served as archon (magistros and doux) of Paraistrion (modern northern Bulgaria, along the Danube). In 1064, together with the future emperor Nikephoros Botaneiates and his sons, he was defeated and captured by the Oghuz Turks who had crossed the northern Balkans, but the outbreak of epidemic soon decimated the invaders and the prisoners were recovered.[1] After the defeat of Romanos IV by Andronikos Doukas in 1071, he seems to have been under the command of Philaretos Brachamios, a Byzantine general of Armenian heritage, who had established himself in Cilicia, and served him as a governor of Edessa from 1077 until his death in 1083.[2]
^Speros Vryonis, Jr. The Will of a Provincial Magnate, Eustathius Boilas (1059). Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Vol. 11, 1957 (1957), pp. 263–277.
Sources
Grünbart, M., "Die Familie Apokapes im Licht neuer Quellen," in N. Oikonomides, ed., Studies in Byzantine sigillography, V (Washington, DC, 1998), 29–41.
Alexios G. C. Savvides. The Armenian-Georgian-Byzantine family of Apocapes/Abukab in the 11th c., Δίπτυχα 5 (1991), 96–104.
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basil, apokapes, apocapes, greek, Βασίλειος, Ἀποκάπης, byzantine, general, 11th, century, Βασίλειος, Ἀποκάπηςbornjulaēas, basilos, apoxrapesoccupationgenerala, descendant, apokapai, family, armeno, georgian, noble, clan, patrician, michael, apokapes, once, ser. Basil Apokapes or Apocapes b 924 977 Greek Basileios Ἀpokaphs was a Byzantine general of the 11th century Basil ApokapesBasileios ἈpokaphsBornJulaeas Basilos ApoxrapesOccupationGeneralA descendant of the Apokapai family an Armeno Georgian noble clan he was the son of the patrician Michael Apokapes or Abu K ab who had once served as a tent guard for the influential Georgian Bagratid prince David III of Tao r 966 1000 and then commanded the city of Edessa modern day Sanliurfa Turkey under the Byzantine Emperor Michael IV the Paphlagonian r 1034 1041 In 1054 as patrikios and strategos Basil Apokapes rallied the people of Manzikert and repulsed an attack by the Seljuks under Togrul Later from 1059 to 1065 he served as archon magistros and doux of Paraistrion modern northern Bulgaria along the Danube In 1064 together with the future emperor Nikephoros Botaneiates and his sons he was defeated and captured by the Oghuz Turks who had crossed the northern Balkans but the outbreak of epidemic soon decimated the invaders and the prisoners were recovered 1 After the defeat of Romanos IV by Andronikos Doukas in 1071 he seems to have been under the command of Philaretos Brachamios a Byzantine general of Armenian heritage who had established himself in Cilicia and served him as a governor of Edessa from 1077 until his death in 1083 2 References Edit Florin Curta 2006 Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages 500 1250 p 298 Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 81539 8 Speros Vryonis Jr The Will of a Provincial Magnate Eustathius Boilas 1059 Dumbarton Oaks Papers Vol 11 1957 1957 pp 263 277 Sources EditGrunbart M Die Familie Apokapes im Licht neuer Quellen in N Oikonomides ed Studies in Byzantine sigillography V Washington DC 1998 29 41 Alexios G C Savvides The Armenian Georgian Byzantine family of Apocapes Abukab in the 11th c Diptyxa 5 1991 96 104 This Byzantine biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Basil Apokapes amp oldid 1124122485, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
