Phokas (Byzantine family)
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Phokas (Byzantine family)
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Phokas or Phocas (Latinized), feminine form Phokaina or Phocaena, was the name of a Byzantine aristocratic clan from Cappadocia, which in the 9th and 10th centuries provided a series of high-ranking generals and an emperor, Nikephoros II Phokas (r. 963–969). Its members and their clients monopolized the high-command positions of the Byzantine army for much of the 10th century and led the successful Byzantine offensive against the Arabs in the East. As one of the leading families of the Anatolian
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Byzantine noble family
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phokas_(Byzantine_family)
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2024-02-05T08:56:51Z
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