Bardas Skleros

Bardas Skleros
Proclamation of Skleros as Emperor, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes
Native name
Βάρδας Σκληρός
Other nameSclerus
Died2 April 991
AllegianceByzantine
RankGeneral
ConflictsBattle 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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