Niketas Orifas

Niketas Orifas (grčki Νικήτας ὁ Ὀρύφας or Ὠορυφᾶς) bio je znamenit bizantski službenik, patricij i admiral iz 9. vijeka. Služio pod zapovjedništvom bizantskog cara Mihajla III (842–867) i Vasilija I (867–886). Borio se u pomorskim bitkama tijekom tijekom bizantsko-arapskih ratova protiv Saracena, poglavito onih sa kretskog Emirata.

Značajan i po tome što je 867. pomogao Dubrovniku i spasio grad od saracenske opsade koja je trajala 15 mjeseci.

Literatura

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