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Phocas

Phocas (Latin: Focas; Ancient Greek: Φωκᾶς, romanized: Phōkás; 547 – 5 October 610) was Eastern Roman emperor from 602 to 610. Initially a middle-ranking officer in the Roman army, Phocas rose to prominence as a spokesman for dissatisfied soldiers in their disputes with the court of the Emperor Maurice. When the army rebelled in 602, Phocas emerged as…

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Born
547 Thracia or Cappadocia
Died
5 October 610(610-10-05) (aged 62–63) Constantinople
Issue
Domentzia
Mother
Domentzia
Predecessor
Maurice
Regnal name
Regnal nameImperator Caesar Flavius Focas Augustus[a]

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Edges77
Triples217
Avg. degree1.97
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related to Bibliography · 95
Phocas → AD, Alexandru, An Encyclopedia, Anthony, Antiquity, April, Archived, Avaro-SIavic Invasions, Balkan Studies, Bede, Bishop, Byzantine Army Officers, Byzantine State, Byzantium, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Careers, Charles, Christopher, Clarendon Press
related to Usurpation · 26
Phocas → According, As Maurice, Baptist, Bithynia, But, Constantinople, Cyriacus, Danube, Germanus, Greens, He, Hebdomon, In, Maurice, November, On, Persian King Khusrow II's, Peter, Roman, St John
related to Italian policy · 21
Phocas → Byzantine, Byzantine Italy, Caesarius, Chalcedon, Council, Empress, Great, Gregory, Helena, In, In May, Italy, Leontia, Lombards, Marcian's, Maurice, Palatine, Pulcheria, Rome, St
related to Downfall · 19
Phocas → According, And, Carthage, Comes, Constantinople, Despite, Elder, Exarch, Heraclius, Is, John, Nicetas, Nikiu, October, Phocas's, Photius, Priscus, Thessalonica, When Heraclius
related to Administration · 14
Phocas → All, Comentiolus, Constantinople's, Count, Domentzia, Domentziolus, During, Excubitors, Heraclius, Magister, Maurice, On, Orientem, Priscus
related to Early life · 12
Phocas → As Phocas, Byzantine Empire's, Cappadocian, Comentiolus, Constantinople, Emperor Maurice, He, Late, Maurice's, The, Thrace, Thraco-Roman
related to Legacy · 10
Phocas → Byzantine, Byzantines, Constantine, Great, Hadrian, Heraclius, However, Starting, The, Virtually
related to Foreign conflict · 7
Phocas → Avars, Balkan, Despite, During, He, Heraclian, The Sassanian Empire
related to External links · 3
Phocas → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Born · 1
Phocas → 547 Thracia or Cappadocia

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maurice heraclius constantinople emperor empire army isbn roman 602 reign bishop 610 eastern germanus byzantine imperial rome foreign persians phocas'

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PhocasBorn547 Thracia or Cappadocia1.00infobox
PhocasDied5 October 610(610-10-05) (aged 62–63) Constantinople1.00infobox
PhocasIssueDomentzia1.00infobox
PhocasMotherDomentzia1.00infobox
PhocasPredecessorMaurice1.00infobox
PhocasRegnal nameRegnal nameImperator Caesar Flavius Focas Augustus[a]1.00infobox
PhocasReign23 November 602 – 5 October 6101.00infobox
PhocasReligionChalcedonian Christianity1.00infobox
PhocasSpouseLeontia1.00infobox
PhocasSuccessorHeraclius1.00infobox
Phocasrelated to AdministrationConstantinople's0.60section
Phocasrelated to AdministrationDomentziolus0.60section

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