Nikephoros Phokas
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Nikephoros Phokas refers to:
- Nikephoros Phokas the ElderNikephoros Phokas the ElderNikephoros Phokas the Elder was one of the great generals in the service of the Eastern Roman Emperor Basil I.Descended from the Phokas family, one of the large land-holding families of Anatolia, Nikephoros Phokas rose to the positions of patrikios and domestikos ton scholon. He succeeded in...
, an eminent Byzantine general, grandfather of emperor Nikephoros II Phokas - Nikephoros IINikephoros IINikephoros II Phokas was a Byzantine Emperor whose brilliant military exploits contributed to the resurgence of Byzantine Empire in the tenth century.-Early exploits:...
Phokas, Byzantine Emperor from 963 to 969 - Nikiforos FokasNikiforos FokasNikiforos Fokas is a former municipality in the Rethymno peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rethymno, of which it is a municipal unit. It was named after the 10th century Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas, who retook the...
, a municipality in Greece