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...

Leo Phokas or Phocas (Greek: Λέων Φωκᾶς, c. 915–920 – after 971) was a prominent Byzantine general who scored a number of successes in the eastern frontier...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

p. 90. Gregory, Timothy E.; Cutler, Anthony (1991). "Leo I". In Kazhdan, Alexander (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford and New York: Oxford...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

"The Elder" and "the Younger" are epithets generally used to distinguish between two individuals, often close relatives. In some instances, one of the...

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

Phokas (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Φωκᾶς; died 953/954) was a Byzantine aristocrat and general. Constantine was the youngest son of Bardas Phokas the Elder,...

Greek: Φωκάς, romanized: Phōkás; 547 – 5 October 610) was Byzantine emperor from 602 to 610. Initially a middle-ranking officer in the Eastern Roman army,...

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...

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...

his role in the disastrous Battle of Acheloos, the Gongyles brothers supported the general Leo Phokas the Elder in his struggle for the throne against...

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

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...