Who is listed as XXX father?
Nikephoros Xiphias
Nikephoros Xiphias (Greek: Νικηφόρος Ξιφίας, fl. ca. 1000--1028) was a Byzantine military commander during the reign of Emperor Basil II. He played a distinguished role in the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria, and was instrumental in the decisive Byzantine victory at the Battle of Kleidion in 1014.