Niketas 154 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E IX |
| Dates | 820 (taq) / 820 (tpq) |
| PmbZ No. | 5474 |
| Religion | Christian |
| Locations | Bithynia (residence); Olympus (Mt, Bithynia) |
| Textual Sources | Vita Ioannicii, by Petrus the monk (BHG 936), AASS November II 1, pp. 384-435 (hagiography); Vita Ioannicii, by Sabas the monk (BHG 935), AASSNovember II 1, pp. 332-383 (hagiography) |
Niketas 154 was also called Lygdenos: Petrus, Vita Ioannicii 30 (τοῦ κύρου Νικῆτα τοῦ Λυγδηνοῦ). It is unclear if this is a nickname (?the White), the family name, or indicates his place of origin. Niketas 154 was a pious layman living in Bithynia close to Mt Olympus; he received a visit from the monk Eustratios 19 shortly after the death of the emperor Leo V (Leo 15) had been foretold by Ioannikios 2; after three days news arrived of the murder of Leo 15, and Eustratios 19 and Niketas 154 then returned to Ioannikios 2 to give him the news of the murder of Leo 15 and the accession of Michael II (Michael 10) and to seek his blessing: Sabas, Vita Ioannicii 25 (Νικήταν τινὰ λαϊκὸν θεοσεβῆ), Petrus, Vita Ioannicii 30-31. Leo 15 was assassinated on Christmas Day 820.
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