Leo Phokas (Greek: Λέων Φωκᾶς, fl. 910s) was an early 10th-century Byzantine general of the noble Phokas clan. As Domestic of the Schools, the Byzantine...

Nikephoros Phokas (Greek: Νικηφόρος Φωκᾶς, romanized: Nikēphoros Phōkas; died 895/6 or c. 900), usually surnamed the Elder to distinguish him from his...

Phokas (Ancient Greek: Φωκᾶς, romanized: Phōkâs) or Phocas (Latinized), feminine form Phokaina or Phocaena (Φώκαινα, Phṓkaina), was the name of a Byzantine...

Nikephoros II Phokas and the kouropalates Leo Phokas the Younger, and was also the maternal grandfather of the emperor John I Tzimiskes. Bardas was the scion...

Leo Phokas or Phocas may refer to: Leo Phokas the Elder, Byzantine general in the early 10th century Leo Phokas the Younger, great-nephew of the above...

successor, John Tzimiskes. Leo was the younger son of Bardas Phokas the Elder, a noted general and longtime commander of the eastern armies under Constantine...

Nikephoros' father Bardas Phokas, brother Leo Phokas, and grandfather Nikephoros Phokas the Elder, who had all served as commanders of the field army (domestikos...

She revoked the agreement with Simeon I, prompting the renewal of hostilities with Bulgaria. With her main supporter Leo Phokas the Elder crushingly defeated...

relative Leo Phokas the Elder in his unsuccessful rivalry with Romanos I Lekapenos over control of the throne, but he was later appointed to the post of...

forces under Leo Phokas, who had returned to the capital, at the village of Katasyrtai in the immediate proximity of Constantinople. The Bulgarian regiments...

Bardas Phokas (Greek: Βάρδας Φωκᾶς) may refer to: Bardas Phokas the Elder (c. 878–c. 968), Byzantine general and father of emperor Nikephoros II Phokas Bardas...

p. 605 Nicephorus 1990, p. 73. Kountoura-Galaki 1983, pp. 213–214 ODB, "Phokas" (A. Kazhdan), pp. 1665–1666 Skoulatos 1980, pp. 75–77 Mango & Scott 1997...

coinage; Leo is only called emperor in a singular letter, while his brother's status can only be deduced from the fact that he was born in the purple and...

930: Popular revolt of Basil the Copper Hand in Opsikion. 970: Rebellion of the Phokas supporters under Bardas Phokas the Younger against John I Tzimiskes...

including the troops stationed in Asia Minor. These forces were placed under the command of the Domestic of the Schools Leo Phokas the Elder. Before marching...

her as empress. Zoe governed with the support of imperial bureaucrats and the influential general Leo Phokas the Elder, who was her favorite. Zoe's first...

Constantine Barymichael, defected from Leo Phokas the Elder to Romanos Lekapenos during their rivalry for the throne in 919 John, basilikos prōtospatharios...

Wednesday of the Julian calendar. August 20 – Battle of Achelous: A Byzantine expeditionary force (62,000 men) under General Leo Phokas (the Elder) is routed...

Leo Passianos Leo Phokas the Elder Leo Phokas the Younger Leo Rhabdouchos Leo Sakellarios Leo Sarakenopoulos Leo Scepter Leo Sgouros Leo Styppes, Patriarch...

of the regency by Constantine's mother Zoe. She was no more successful with the Bulgarians, who defeated her main supporter, the general Leo Phokas, in...

defeating the Arabs. The force accompanying Ashot II, led by the Domestic of the Schools Leo Phokas the Elder, moved out the next year and marched along the Upper...

Leo Phokas, son of Nikephoros Phokas, invaded Bulgaria accompanied by the Byzantine navy under the command of Romanos Lekapenos, which sailed to the Bulgarian...

throne in 970, but was exiled to Lesbos. Bardas Phokas the Younger (971 and 987–989) – Son of Leo Phokas the Younger, he launched a rebellion in 971 but was...

Leo I (Ancient Greek: Λέων, romanized: Leōn; c. 401 – 18 January 474), also known as "the Thracian" (Latin: Thrax; Ancient Greek: ὁ Θρᾷξ), was Eastern...

The Battle of Andrassos or Adrassos was fought on 8 November 960 between the Byzantines, led by Leo Phokas the Younger, and the forces of the Hamdanid...

powerful generals from the Byzantine Anatolian aristocracy: first Bardas Skleros and later Bardas Phokas, which ended shortly after Phokas' death and Skleros'...

of the Schools Leo Phokas the Elder. Leo Phokas had already suffered a heavy defeat at the Battle of Acheloos, in whose aftermath the Bulgarians had invaded...

John Phokas, 12th-century pilgrim and writer Phokas (Byzantine family), Byzantine nobles including: Nikephoros Phokas the Elder, general Leo Phokas the Elder...

Nikephoros through his brother, Leo Phokas the Younger. In October, 964, the siege was reinforced by Berber troops led by the emir of Sicily, al-Hasan ibn...

defeated a larger Byzantine army under Leo Phokas the Elder. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Battle of Anchialus. If an internal...