At about 1050, he appears as the leader of the Norman mercenaries under Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder and one of the Greek's two chief lieutenants. In the same year, he and Katakalon Kekaumenos were defeated by the Pechenegs near the Danube.
Around 1050, this individual was a leader of Norman mercenaries under Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder, one of the two chief lieutenants of the Greeks. This same year, he and Katakalon Kekaumenos were defeated by the Pechenegs near the Danube River.