Basiliskianos (Βασιλισκιανός), also Basiliskos (Βασιλίσκος) or Basilikinos (Βασιλικῖνος),{sfn|Winkelmann|Lilie|Ludwig|Pratsch|1999|p=319} was a Byzantine courtier and companion of emperor Michael III. Very little is known about his origin and early life. John Skylitzes and Theophanes Continuatus (as well as Zonar...