Given the question: Information: - The Province of Potenza is a province in the Basilicata region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Potenza. - George Maniakes (transliterated as Georgios Maniaces, Maniakis, or Maniaches) (died 1043) was a prominent Byzantine Greek general during the 11th century, he was the catepan of Italy in 1042. He is known as Gyrgir in Scandinavian sagas. He is popularly said to have been extremely tall and well built, almost a giant. - The (plural: "") is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. - Komnenos, Latinized Comnenus, plural Komnenoi or Comneni (, pronounced /komnini/), is the name of a noble family who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1081 to 1185, and later, as the Grand Komnenoi (, "Megalokomnenoi") founded and ruled the Empire of Trebizond (12041461). Through intermarriages with other noble clans, notably the Doukai, Angeloi, and Palaiologoi, the Komnenos name appears among most of the major noble houses of the late Byzantine world. - Melfi is a town and "comune" in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. - Thrace (Modern , "Thrake" "Trakiya") is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe, centered on the modern borders of Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey. In antiquity, it was also referred to as Europe, prior to the extension of the term to describe the whole continent. As a geographical concept, Thrace designates a region bounded by the Balkan Mountains on the north, Rhodope Mountains and the Aegean Sea on the south, and by the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara on the east. The areas it comprises are southeastern Bulgaria (Northern Thrace), northeastern Greece (Western Thrace), and the European part of Turkey (Eastern Thrace). The biggest part of Thrace is part of present-day Bulgaria. In Turkey, it is also called Rumeli. The name comes from the Thracians, an ancient Indo-European people inhabiting Southeastern Europe. - Basil Boioannes (called Bugiano in Italian, was the Byzantine catapan of Italy (1017 - 1027) and one of the greatest Byzantine generals of his time. His accomplishments enabled the Empire to reestablish itself as a major force in southern Italy after centuries of decline. Yet, the Norman adventurers introduced into the power structure of the Mezzogiorno would be the eventual beneficiaries. - Michael Dokeianos, erroneously called Doukeianos by some modern writers, was a Byzantine nobleman and military leader, who married into the Komnenos family. He was active in Sicily under George Maniakes before going to Southern Italy as Catepan of Italy in 104041. He was recalled after being twice defeated in battle during the Lombard-Norman revolt of 1041, a decisive moment in the eventual Norman conquest of southern Italy. He is next recorded in 1050, fighting against a Pecheneg raid in Thrace. He was captured during battle but managed to maim the Pecheneg leader, after which he was put to death and mutilated. - Exaugustus Boiannes ( Italian : Exaugusto Bugiano ) , son of the famous Basil Boioannes , was also a catepan of Italy , from 1041 to 1042 . He replaced Michael Dokeianos after the latter 's disgrace in defeat at Montemaggiore on May 4 . Boioannes did not have the levies and reinforcements that Doukeianos had had at his command . He arrived only with a Varangian contingent . Boioannes decided on trying to isolate the Lombard rebels in Melfi by camping near Montepeloso . According to William of Apulia , prior to battle Exaugustus made a speech to the troops as follows : '' Lads , have pride in your manhood , and do n't allow yourselves to have the hearts of women ! What cowardice makes you always run away ? Remember your forefathers whose courage made the whole world subject to them . Hector , the bravest of men , fell before the arms of Achilles . Troy was reduced to flames by the Mycenean fury . India knew of the gallantry of Philip . Did not his son Alexander through his bravery make the strongest of kingdoms submit to the Greeks ? The west and indeed every part of the world was once in fear of us . What people , hearing the name of the Greeks , dared to stand before them in the field ? Towns , fortresses and cities could scarcely render their enemies safe from their power . Be valiant , I pray you , remember the courage of your ancestors , and do n't disgrace them by placing your trust in your feet ( alone ) ! He who dares to fight like a man will overcome the strength of the enemy . Try to follow in the footsteps of your ancestors , and abandon now any idea of flight . All the world should know that you are men of courage . One should not fear the Frankish people in battle , for they are inferior both in numbers and in courage . '' The Normans , however , sortied from Melfi and camped on the Monte Siricolo , near Montepeloso . They captured a convoy of livestock meant for the Greek camp and forced a battle , in which Boioannes was defeated and captured ( September 3 , 1041 ) . The Normans , as mere... - Southern Italy or Mezzogiorno (literally "midday") is the traditional term for the southern regions of Italy, encompassing the southern section of the continental Italian Peninsula, the island of Sicily, and usually the island of Sardinia. It generally coincides with the administrative regions of Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, Molise, Sicily, and Sardinia. Some also include the most southern and eastern parts of Lazio (Sora, Cassino, Gaeta, Cittaducale and Amatrice districts) within the "Mezzogiorno", because these territories were also part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The island of Sardinia, although for cultural and historical reasons having less in common with the aforementioned regions, is frequently included as Southern Italy or "Mezzogiorno", often for statistical and economical purposes. - Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It constitutes an autonomous Region of Italy, along with surrounding minor islands, officially referred to as "Regione Siciliana" (in Italian, Sicilian Region). - Basilicata (or ), also known as Lucania, is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia ("Puglia") to the north and east, and Calabria to the south. It also has two coastlines, one on the Tyrrhenian Sea between Campania and Calabria, and a longer coastline along the Gulf of Taranto between Calabria and Apulia. The region can be thought of as the "instep" of Italy, with Calabria functioning as the "toe" and Apulia the "heel". The region covers about and in 2010 had a population slightly under 600,000. The regional capital is Potenza. The region is divided into two provinces: Potenza and Matera. The president of Basilicata is Marcello Pittella. - The Norman conquest of southern Italy spanned most of the 11th and 12th centuries, involving many battles and independent conquerors. Only later were these territories in southern Italy united as the Kingdom of Sicily, which included the island of Sicily, the southern third of the Italian Peninsula (except Benevento, which was briefly held twice), the archipelago of Malta and parts of North Africa. After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'exaugustus boioannes' with the relationship of 'country of citizenship'. Choices: - bulgaria - byzantine empire - italy - kingdom of sicily - malta - thrace - turkey
The answer is:
byzantine empire