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George Maniakes

George Maniakes

General
George Maniakes was a prominent general of the Byzantine Empire during the 11th century. He was the catepan of Italy in 1042. He is known as Gyrgir in Scandinavian sagas. He is popularly said to have been extremely tall and well built, almost a... Wikipedia
Born: 998 AD, Macedonia
Died: 1043 (age 45 years), Thessaloniki, Greece