PHOKAS Nikephoros

Abt 0830 - Abt 0896  (66 years)

• Name	PHOKAS Nikephoros
  Birth	Abt 0830	Imperium Romanum
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 0896	Imperium Romanum
  Notes	Name: Nikephoros /PHOKAS/, the Elder. Source: #S994 Birth: ABT 830 Death: ABT 896 Death: died 896 Occupation: Byzantine general; patrikios Domestic of the Schools. The most important among them, the domestikos ton scholon ("Domestic of the Schools") would by the 10th century rise to be the commander-in-chief of the army following the Emperor, and the post would later in the same century be divided in two, with the domestikoi of the East (tes Anatoles) and of the West (tes Dyseos) commanding the military forces in Asia Minor and Europe (the Balkans) respectively.[4] In his capacity as the de facto commander-in-chief of the army, the domestikos ton scholon was replaced by the megas domestikos, while the ordinary domestikos became an honorary title awarded to regional governors until the early Palaiologan period (ca. 1320) Sources Source S994 Wikipedia, Phokas the Elder. Son of Phokas, a nataive of Cappadocia. Wikipedia, Phokas. The History of Leo the Deacon Wikidata: Item Q211668 help.gif
  Person ID	I57903	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. PHOKAS Bardas,   b. Abt 0878, Imperium Romanum d. Abt 0968, Imperium Romanum (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F346986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026