the overthrow of Maurice on 23 November 602, with Phocas declaring himself emperor the same day. Phocas deeply mistrusted the uncooperative elite of Constantinople...

Phoca (/ˈfoʊkə/ FOH-kə) is a genus of the earless seals, within the family Phocidae. It now contains just two species, the common seal (or harbour seal)...

Phocas or Phokas (from Greek: Φωκάς) may refer to: Saint Phocas, Bishop of Sinope Saint Phocas, a 4th-century Christian martyr Flavius Phocas, Byzantine...

Phocas Nikwigize (23 August 1919 – 30 November 1996) was a Rwandan bishop in the Roman Catholic Church. Nikwigize born in Muhango, Rwanda, and was ordained...

Phocas, sometimes called Phocas the Gardener (Greek: Φωκᾶς), is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. His life...

2009, +00464 René Seindal, "The Column of Phocas" Encyclopaedia Romana "Column of Phocas" The Column of Phocas, a novel by Sean Gabb. Christian Hülsen,...

Nikēphóros Phōkãs; c. 912 – 11 December 969), Latinized Nicephorus II Phocas, was Byzantine emperor from 963 to 969. His career, not uniformly successful...

The harbor (or harbour) seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the...

ROV PHOCA is a remotely operated underwater vehicle of the COMANCHE type. It was built by sub-Atlantic, Aberdeen, Scotland and is owned by the GEOMAR...

Phoca Download is an open-source project, download managing software which runs in Joomla! CMS. It is programmed in PHP and runs on web server with enabled...

Elder, the Exarch of Africa, led a revolt against the unpopular emperor Phocas. Heraclius's reign was marked by several military campaigns. The year Heraclius...

against the Byzantine emperor Phocas in 608. In October 610, Heraclius the Younger reached Constantinople, executed Phocas, and was proclaimed as emperor...

Diaulula phoca is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae. This species was originally described...

name. Phocas and his family were likely of Thraco-Roman origin. The husband of the elder Domentzia is unknown. She had three known sons: Phocas, Comentiolus...

been a fusion of three men with the same name: a Phocas of Antioch, Phocas, Bishop of Sinope, and Phocas the Gardener. Only the last seems authentic. His...

Bardas Phokas (Greek: Βάρδας Φωκᾶς; c. 878 – c. 968) was a notable Byzantine general in the first half of the 10th century. He was the father of emperor...

(Greek: Γερμανός; died 604) was a Byzantine general who served under Emperor Phocas (r. 602–610) in the early stages of the Byzantine-Sassanid War of 602–628...

brother of the Byzantine emperor Phocas (r. 602–610). Phocas and his family were likely of Thraco-Roman origin. Phocas and Domentziolus' mother was named...

the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean. Originally in the genus Phoca with a number of other species, it was reclassified into the monotypic genus...

Emperor Phocas and was held in esteem by him. This proved important when he was instructed by Pope Gregory to intercede with Emperor Phocas on behalf...

prior to the arrival of Phocas and his troops. The Chronicon Paschale gives the chronological account of the rise of Phocas and Leontia to the throne...

son against the usurper Phocas (r. 602–610). Using North Africa as a base, the younger Heraclius managed to overthrow Phocas, beginning the Heraclian...

rise of Phocas and Leontia to the throne. On 23 November 602, Phocas was crowned emperor by his troops outside the capital. On 25 November, Phocas entered...

the soldiers of Phocas. Upon the murder of Maurice, Narses, governor of the Byzantine province of Mesopotamia, rebelled against Phocas and seized Edessa...

Bahram Chobin. When Phocas overthrew Maurice and seized the throne, Narses refused to recognize the usurper. Besieged by Phocas' troops in the city of...

proclaimed an officer named Phocas as emperor, and executed Maurice. The Sasanians seized their moment and reopened hostilities; Phocas was unable to cope and...

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

monuments Column of Antoninus Pius Column of Marcus Aurelius "Column of Phocas" Trajan's Column Five-Columns Monument Commerce Porticus Aemilia Trajan's...

the army and the general populace. In 602, a dissatisfied officer named Phocas usurped the throne, having Maurice and his six sons executed. This event...

usurper Phocas in 608, Nicetas and his father supported it. The Exarch's son, Heraclius the Younger, was the rebellion's candidate to replace Phocas, and...