Basil Skleros
Basil Skleros (Greek: Βασίλειος Σκληρός) was a Byzantine aristocrat and provincial governor in the early 11th century.
Basil was the son of the
He married with Pulcheria, a sister of the future emperor Romanos III Argyros (r. 1028–1034). The couple had a daughter, who already during the reign of Basil II married another future emperor, Constantine IX Monomachos (r. 1042–1055).[3]
Basil himself is first mentioned during the reign of
When Romanos III came to the throne, however, Basil was rehabilitated and promoted to magistros.[3][4] According to one view, he was further promoted to vestes and given the post of strategos of the Anatolic Theme.[4] At some point, he also appears to have conspired against his brother-in-law, as both he and his wife were banished from Constantinople by Romanos.[3]
The arrogance of Basil Skleros and his relatives, who ruled their estates almost as independent lords, is severely criticized in the Peira of the contemporary legal scholar Eustathios Rhomaios.[2]
References
- ^ PmbZ, Basileios Skleros (#21113); Romanos Skleros (#26854).
- ^ a b ODB, "Skleros" (A. Kazhdan), pp. 1911–1912.
- ^ a b c d PmbZ, Basileios Skleros (#21113).
- ^ a b c Stouraitis 2003, Chapter 2.4.
- ^ PmbZ, Basileios Skleros (#21113); Prusianos (#26775).
Sources
- ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
- Lilie, Ralph-Johannes; Ludwig, Claudia; Pratsch, Thomas; Zielke, Beate (2013). Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit Online. Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Nach Vorarbeiten F. Winkelmanns erstellt (in German). Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter.
- Stouraitis, Ioannis (10 October 2003). Σκληροί. Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia Minor (in Greek). Athens: Foundation of the Hellenic World. Retrieved 13 June 2019.