Basil Boioannes

Basil Boioannes

Basil Boioannes (Greek: Βασίλειος Βοϊωάννης, translit. Basíleios Boïōánnēs, Byzantine Greek: [vaˈsi.li.os voj.joˈa.nis]; Latin: Basilius Bugianus, Medieval Latin: [baˈsi.li.us bu.d͡ʒiˈa.nus]), in Italian called Bugiano (Italian: [buˈdʒaːno]), was the Byzantine catapan of Italy (1017 – 1027) and one of the greatest Byzantine generals of his time. His accomplishments enabled the Empire to reestablish itself as a major force in southern Italy after centuries of decline. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basil Boioannes has received more than 37,862 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Basil Boioannes is the 13,832nd most popular politician (down from 11,965th in 2019).