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• He was born about 910.
• He died about 991.
• A child of Photeinos (Munir) Skleros and Gregoria Mamikonian
• This information was last updated on December 4, 2019.

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Bardas Skleros
Greek, Ancient: ÕíըŒÅÕ¥Õ±Å’Ç Õ£Õ∫ժÕ∑ŒÅŒåŒÇ
Gender:
Male
Birth:
circa 915
Death:
March 06, 991 (71-80)
Immediate Family:
Son of Photeinos (Munir) Skleros and Gregoria Mamikonian
Husband of N. N.
Father of Romanos Skleros
Brother of Konstantinos Skleros; Anna Skleros and Maria Skleraina

alternate parent line (as per wikipedia) [Niketas Skleros] Bardas Skleros (or Sclerus) was a Byzantine general who led a wide-scale Asian rebellion against Emperor Basil II in 976·Äì979. Bardas belonged to the great Skleros family, which owned enormous estates at the eastern outskirts of Asia Minor. His mother Gregoria descended from Basil I's brother Bardas. The greatest coup of his early career was a brilliant defense of Constantinople against the army of Svyatoslav I of Kiev in 970. During the Battle of Arcadiopolis, he reportedly managed to inflict as many as 20,000 casualties on the barbarians, while the campaign claimed the lives of merely 25 Greek soldiers.
After he had shown himself equal to dealing with the fiercest enemies of Byzantium, Bardas became a trusted advisor to John I Tzimiskes, who was likewise of Armenian stock and his brother-in-law. Upon John's death, Skleros aspired to replace him as an acting emperor. The eunuch Basil Lekapenos, who actually led the imperial government, entertained other plans, however, deposing Bardas from his key post of general in the East (Domestic of the Schools) in 975.
According to Michael Psellos, Skleros was "a man who was not only a competent planner, but extremely clever in carrying out his schemes, possessed of vast wealth (no mean asset in one who aimed at a throne), with the prestige of royal blood and of success in great wars, with all the military caste at his side to help on his enterprise". Upon hearing the news of his deposition, Skleros came to an agreement with local Armenian, Georgian and even Muslim rulers who all vowed to support his claims to the imperial crown. He successfully stirred up rebellion among his relatives and adherents in the Asian provinces, rapidly making himself master of Caesaria, Antioch, and most of Asia Minor.
After several navy commanders defected to Skleros's side, he dashed to Constantinople, threatening to blockade the Dardanelles. The rebels made their first mistake when they dispatched their navy to follow Basil's fleet to Greece, where their ships were scattered without difficulty.
Having lost supremacy at sea, Skleros at once laid siege to the town of Nicaea, which was considered a key to the capital. The town was fortified by a certain Manuel Erotikos, father of the future emperor Isaac Komnenos and progenitor of the Komnenoi dynasty.
Meanwhile, Basil recalled from exile Bardas Phokas the Younger, a general who had revolted in the previous reign and been interned in a monastery for seven years. Phokas proceeded to Sebastea in the East, where his family demesnes were situated. He came to an understanding with David III Kuropalates of Tao/Taik, who pledged 12,000 Georgian horsemen under the command of Tornikios to Phokas' aid.
Skleros instantly left Nicaea for the East and defeated Phokas in two battles, but the latter was victorious in a third. On March 24, 979 two leaders clashed in a single combat, with Sklerus cutting the right ear of Phocas' horse with his lance before sustaining a grave wound in the head. The rumour of his death put his army to flight, but Skleros himself found shelter with his Muslim allies. Thereupon the rebellion was subdued without difficulty. [edit] Later years
After the Asian potentates refused to support his further operations against Constantinople, Skleros and his family retreated to Baghdad in 980. They resided in honourable captivity at the caliph's court for six years, dreaming about the invasion of Byzantium.
In 987 Skleros was finally recalled to his homeland by Phokas, who took advantage of the Bulgarian wars to aim at the crown. Skleros promptly mustered an army to support Phokas's cause, but his plans of profiting from the attendant disorders were frustrated when Phokas had him committed to prison.
Upon Phokas' death at Abydos (989), Skleros succeeded him as the leader of the rebellion: "The truth was, the men who had enrolled in Skleros's army were no longer divided in their loyalties: every one of them was a declared rebel. Their leader inspired them with his own resolute determination and bound them into one coherent body. By favours he won their loyalty, by his kindliness he earned their devotion. He reconciled their differences, ate at the same table as his men, drank from the same cup, called them by name, and by his flattery bound them to his allegiance" (Michael Psellos).
The date of his surrender to the authorities is disputed, as are the circumstances. In 991 Skleros, a blinded and broken man, then residing in semi-captivity in Thrace, was visited by Emperor Basil II on his way to Bulgaria. The famous rebel accepted the title of curopalates and died several days later, presumably on April 2.
His bloodline continued, however. A grandson, Basil Skleros, was married to a sister of Emperor Romanos III. One of Basil's daughters married Constantine Monomachos, who would become Emperor, while Basil's granddaughter became mistress of Constantine. One of these women was the grandmother of Vladimir Monomakh. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardas_Skleros

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a) BARDAS Skleros (-6 Mar 991). The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified. General of his brother-in-law Emperor Ioannes Tzimiskes. Zonaras records that "Skleros" crushed the rebellion of "Bardas Phocas Leonis filius" at the beginning of the reign of Emperor Ioannes[1437]. He was promised the throne in 976 by his brother-in-law on his deathbed[1438]. Psellos records that "the notoriousဦSkleros" rebelled twice early in the reign of Emperor Basileios II, stating that he was "a competent plannerဦextremely cleverဦpossessed of vast wealthဦwith the prestige of royal blood"[1439], the last point presumably being explained by his mother being a relative of Emperor Basileios I. He was defeated by Bardas Fokas 24 May 979 in the plain of Pankaleia near Amorium and fled to King Chosroes at Baghdad[1440]. Joining the rebellion of Bardas Fokas against Emperor Basileios II, Skleros and Fokas agreed to partition the empire between them, the agreement providing that Fokas would keep Constantinople and the European provinces while Skleros would take Asia Minor[1441]. Skleros rebelled against Fokas and proclaimed himself emperor at the same time, although he was captured by Fokas at Tyropaeum 14 Sep 987. After Fokas's death at the battle of Abydos 13 Apr 989, Bardas Skleros was released by Fokas's widow[1442]. Bardas Skleros rebelled again in 989, after which he was blinded, accepted the title curopalates, and died in retirement[1443].
m ---. The name of the wife of Bardas Skleros is not known. Bardas Skleros & his wife had one child:

Bardas Skleros (Greek: ÕíըŒÅÕ¥Õ±Å’Ç Õ£Õ∫ժÕ∑ŒÅŒåŒÇ) or Sclerus was a Byzantine general who led a wide-scale Asian rebellion against Emperor Basil II in 976·Äì979.
Bardas belonged to the great family of the Skleroi, which owned enormous estates at the eastern outskirts of Asia Minor. His mother Gregoria descended from Basil I's brother Bardas. The greatest coup of his early career was a brilliant defense of Constantinople against the army of Svyatoslav I of Kiev in 970. During the Battle of Arcadiopolis, he reportedly managed to inflict as many as 20,000 casualties on the Rus, while the campaign claimed the lives of merely 25 Greek soldiers.
After he had shown himself equal to dealing with the fiercest enemies of Byzantium, Bardas became a trusted advisor to John I Tzimiskes, who was likewise of Armenian stock and his brother-in-law. Upon John's death, Skleros aspired to replace him as an acting emperor. The eunuch Basil Lekapenos, who actually led the imperial government, entertained other plans, however, deposing Bardas from his key post of general in the East in 976.
According to Michael Psellos, Skleros was "a man who was not only a competent planner, but extremely clever in carrying out his schemes, possessed of vast wealth (no mean asset in one who aimed at a throne), with the prestige of royal blood and of success in great wars, with all the military caste at his side to help on his enterprise."
Upon hearing the news of his deposition, Skleros came to an agreement with local Armenian, Georgian and even Muslim rulers who all vowed to support his claims to the imperial crown. He successfully stirred up rebellion among his relatives and adherents in the Asian provinces, rapidly making himself master of Caesaria, Antioch, and most of Asia Minor.
After several navy commanders defected to Skleros's side, he dashed to Constantinople, threatening to blockade the Dardanelles. The rebel navy under Michael Kourtikios raided the Aegean and attempted to blockade the Dardanelles, but were defeated by the Imperial Fleet.
Having lost supremacy at sea, Skleros at once laid siege to the town of Nicaea, which was considered a key to the capital. The town was fortified by a certain Manuel Erotikos, father of the future emperor Isaac Komnenos and progenitor of the Komnenoi dynasty.
Meanwhile, Basil recalled from exile Bardas Phokas the Younger, a general who had revolted in the previous reign and been interned in a monastery for seven years. Phokas proceeded to Sebastea in the East, where his family demesnes were situated. He came to an understanding with David III Kuropalates of Tao, who pledged 12,000 Georgian horsemen under the command of Tornikios to Phokas' aid.
Skleros instantly left Nicaea for the East and defeated Phokas in two battles, but the latter was victorious in a third. On March 24, 979 two leaders clashed in single combat, with Skleros cutting the right ear of Phocas' horse with his lance before sustaining a grave wound to the head. The rumour of his death put his army to flight, but Skleros himself found shelter with his Muslim allies. Thereupon the rebellion was subdued without difficulty.
After the Asian potentates refused to support his further operations against Constantinople, Skleros and his family retreated to Baghdad in 980. They resided in honourable captivity at the Abbasid Caliph's court for six years, dreaming about the invasion of Byzantium.
In 987 Skleros was finally recalled to his homeland by Phokas, who took advantage of the Bulgarian wars to aim at the crown. Skleros promptly mustered an army to support Phokas's cause, but his plans of profiting from the attendant disorders were frustrated when Phokas had him committed to prison.
Upon Phokas' death at the Battle of Abydos (989), Skleros succeeded him as the leader of the rebellion: "The truth was, the men who had enrolled in Skleros's army were no longer divided in their loyalties: every one of them was a declared rebel. Their leader inspired them with his own resolute determination and bound them into one coherent body. By favours he won their loyalty, by his kindliness he earned their devotion. He reconciled their differences, ate at the same table as his men, drank from the same cup, called them by name, and by his flattery bound them to his allegiance" (Michael Psellos).
The date of his surrender to the authorities is disputed, as are the circumstances. In 991 Skleros, a blinded and broken man, then residing in semi-captivity in Thrace, was visited by Emperor Basil II on his way to Bulgaria. The famous rebel accepted the title of curopalates and died several days later, presumably on April 2.
The bloodline of Bardas Skleros continued, however. A grandson, Basil Skleros, was married to a sister of Emperor Romanos III. One of Basil's daughters married Constantine Monomachos, who would become Emperor, while Basil's granddaughter became mistress of Constantine. One of these women was the grandmother of Vladimir Monomakh.

ROMANOS Skleros, son of BARDAS Skleros & his wife --- .¬â€  The primary source which confirms his parentage has not yet been identified.¬â€ 
m ([978]) [---, relative of ABU TAGHLIB Emir of Mosul, daughter of ---.¬â€  Arabic sources mention a marriage alliance between the Skleros family and the family of the Emir of Mosul without specifying the parties.¬â€  It seems unlikely that a Muslim would give a relative to a Christian Greek unless he converted to Islam, which Romanos did not.¬â€  If the report is correct, she may have been a female relative married into the Emir's family[1448].]¬â€ 
Romanos Skleros & his wife had [two] children:
1.¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  BASILEIOS Skleros (-after 1033).¬â€  Cedrenus records that Emperor Konstantinos VIII, after his accession (in 1025), sent "Romani Sclyri filio, patricio Basilio" against "Prusianum Bulgarorum magistrum ac bucellariorum pr√¶fectum"[1449].¬â€  A seal dated to [1025] names "Basileios Skleros patrikios"[1450].¬â€  A seal dated to [1025/55] names "Basileios Skleros, magistros vestes and strategos of Anatolikon"[1451].¬â€  Cedrenus records that Emperor Romanos Argyros installed "Romanum Sclerum" (presumably an error for "Basilium"), blinded by Emperor Konstantinos VIII, as magister[1452].¬â€  Psellos records that he was blinded[1453].¬â€  Cedrenus records that "Basileus·Ä¶Skleros·Ä¶sororis imperatoris maritus·Ä¶magister" was sent into exile "cum uxore", dated to [1033][1454].¬â€  m POULCHERIA Argyre, sister of Emperor ROMANOS III, daughter of --- Argyros & his wife --- (-[1033/34]).¬â€  Cedrenus records that "Romanum Sclerum" was "sororis su√¶ maritum" (referring to Emperor Romanos Argyros)[1455].¬â€  Psellos names "Pulcheria, the emperor's sister, a woman of great spirit·Ä¶who contributed not a little to her brother's success", when recording that she controlled the over-spending of her brother's second wife[1456].¬â€  Psellos records that "his sister Pulcheria" was enraged by Empress Zoe's love affair with Mikhael, but that she "died not long after"[1457].¬â€  Her husband's name is confirmed by Psellos when he records the second marriage of Konstantinos Monomakhos, arranged by Romanos Argyros before he became emperor, to "the daughter of his sister Pulcheria, who in the past had been married to Basil Sclerus"[1458].¬â€  This text implies that the marriage was terminated.¬â€  Basileios Skleros & his wife had one child:
a)¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  daughter (-before 1034).¬â€  Psellos records the second marriage of Konstantinos, arranged by Romanos Argyros before he became emperor, to "the daughter of his sister Pulcheria, who in the past had been married to Basil Sclerus", stating that she was her parents' only child[1459].¬â€  Zonaras records that, after the death of his first wife, Konstantinos married "imperatoris Romani nepte ex fratre"[1460].¬â€  According to Psellos, she died before her husband's exile to Lesbos[1461].¬â€  m (before 1025) as his second wife, KONSTANTINOS Monomachos, son of THEODOSIOS Monomachos & his wife --- ([1005/10]-11 Jan 1055, bur Monastery of Mangana).¬â€  He succeeded in 1042 as Emperor KONSTANTINOS IX.¬â€ 
2.¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  [--- Skleros .¬â€  m ---.]¬â€  [Two children:]
a)¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  [ROMANOS Skleros (-after 1057).¬â€  Zonaras names "Sclerus Romanus, adamat√¶ mulieris frater" (referring to "Monomachum"), stating that the emperor had awarded him "magistri et protostratoris honorem"[1462].¬â€  Skylitzes names Romanos as brother of Maria[1463].¬â€  Emperor Konstantinos IX chose him as one of his personal advisers after his accession in 1042[1464].¬â€  Cedrenus names "Romanus Sclerus, Burtza, Botaneiates, Basilii Argyrii filii" among the supporters of Isaakios Komnenos, in 1057[1465].]¬â€  m ---.¬â€  The name of Romanos's wife is not known.¬â€  Romanos & his wife had one child:¬â€ 
i)¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  --- Skleros .¬â€  m ---.¬â€  One child:¬â€ 
(a)¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  --- Skleros .¬â€  Psellos refers to Skleros, a grandson of Romanos Skleros in a letter[1466].¬â€ 
b)¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€ ¬â€  [MARIA [Skleraina] (-[1044], bur Monastery of Mangana[1467]).¬â€  Zonaras records that, after the death of his second wife, Konstantinos was unable to marry a third time but took as his mistress "consobrina uxoris su√¶·Ä¶adulescentula·Ä¶et nobili Sclerorum familia orta"[1468].¬â€  Psellos records that "the niece of his late wife" became mistress of Konstantinos Monomakhos, the future Emperor Konstantinos IX, after the death of his second wife, being unable to marry her because of the Orthodox church's prohibition of third marriages[1469].¬â€  As Psellos, in an earlier passage, records that the second wife of Konstantinos was her parents' only child[1470], the word "niece" cannot be interpreted in its strict sense in this text.¬â€  The editor of the edition of Psellos which has been consulted states that she was the sister of Romanos Skleros and granddaughter of Bardas (children of an otherwise unrecorded brother of Basileios Skleros), but the primary source on which this is based has not so far been identified[1471].¬â€  If this is correct, she and her brother must have been born from an otherwise second marriage of Basileios Skleros.¬â€  Psellos hints that this might be correct when he refers to her in later passages as "Sclerena"[1472].¬â€  Another possibility is that one of Maria's parents was the daughter or son of either Pulcheria Argyre or Basileios Skleros (the parents of Konstantinos's first wife) by a second marriage: Psellos does suggest that Pulcheria and Basileios's marriage terminated early when he states that "·Ä¶Pulcheria·Ä¶in the past had been married to Basil Sclerus"[1473].¬â€  The primary source which confirms her name has not so far been identified.¬â€  She followed Konstantinos Monomachos into exile on Lesbos in 1034.¬â€  She was recalled to Constantinople after her husband's accession, but was unpopular, her presence causing a riot 9 Mar 1044.¬â€  Eventually, she was introduced openly to the Palace as her husband's mistress, acting as a junior consort and granted the title Augusta[1474].¬â€  Psellos records the death of "Sclerena" and the emperor's grief[1475].¬â€  Mistress: (before 1034-[1044]) of KONSTANTINOS Monomachos, son of THEODOSIOS Monomachos & his wife --- (-11 Jan 1055, bur Monastery of Mangana).¬â€  He succeeded in 1042 as Emperor KONSTANTINOS IX.¬â€  He was unable to marry Maria as the Orthodox church prohibited third marriages[1476].]¬â€ 
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