Abulchares[a] (Greek: Αβουλχαρέ, Latin: Apochara; died 1068) was a Byzantine general of Arab origin who served as the catepan of Italy[b] from 1064 until his death.
His task was to travel about Apulia shoring up the defences of the scattered towns still loyal to the Byzantines.
[4] In 1066 an army was sent to Italy under Maurex and by 1067 he had recaptured the Norman-occupied cities of Brindisi and Taranto.
[2][3][6] According to Amatus of Montecassino, a catepan named Avartutele came to Bari in 1069 and sent for a relief force.
There is no other record of a catepan of this name, and it may be an error for Abulchares, who was already dead when the siege began.