Kekaumenos ( el, Κεκαυμένος) is the family name of the otherwise unidentified

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author of the '' Strategikon'', a manual on military and household affairs composed c. 1078. He was apparently of Georgian-Armenian origin and the grandson of the '' doux'' of Hellas. Despite relevant suppositions, there exists no concrete evidence that he is the famous 11th century general

Katakalon Kekaumenos Katakalon Kekaumenos ( el, Κατακαλὼν Κεκαυμένος) was a prominent Byzantine general of the mid-11th century. Biography Katakalon Kekaumenos was born in Koloneia, and although apparently a member of the noble Katakalon family, ...

, or his son. His father-in-law was Nikulitzas Delphinas, a lord of

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who took part in the revolt of

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and

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in 1066.

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"Byzantine Siege Warfare in Theory and Practice"
by Eric McGeer from ''The Medieval City under Siege''
''Logos Nouthetetikos, or Oration of Admonition to an Emperor''
by William North Byzantine writers Medieval Greek military writers 11th-century Byzantine people 11th-century Byzantine writers Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{Armenia-writer-stub