Nikephoros Bryennios The Younger
Nikephoros Bryennios (or Nicephorus Bryennius) (Greek: Νικηφόρος Βρυέννιος, Nikēphoros Bryennios) (1062–1137), Byzantine general, statesman and historian, was born at Orestias (Orestiada, Adrianople) in the theme of Macedonia
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