Nikephoros III Botaneiates
Emperor of the East Roman (Byzantine) Empire
Years: 1002 - 1081
Nikephoros III Botaneiates, Latinized as Nicephorus III Botaniates (c. 1002[1] – 10 December 1081), was Byzantine emperor from 1078 to 1081.
He belongw to a family claiming descent from the Byzantine Phokas family.
