the overthrow of Maurice on 23 November 602 with Phocas declaring himself emperor on the same day. Phocas deeply mistrusted the uncooperative elite of Constantinople...
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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)...
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Phocas, sometimes called Phocas the Gardener (Greek: Φωκᾶς), is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. His life...
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2009, +00464 René Seindal, "The Column of Phocas" Encyclopaedia Romana "Column of Phocas" The Column of Phocas, a novel by Sean Gabb. Christian Hülsen,...
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Phocas or Phokas (from Greek: Φωκάς) may refer to: Saint Phocas, Bishop of Sinope Saint Phocas, a 4th-century Christian martyr Flavius Phocas, Byzantine...
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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...
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Nikephoros II Phokas (redirect from Nicephorus Phocas)
Nikēphóros Phōkãs; c. 912 – 11 December 969), Latinized Nicephorus II Phocas, was Byzantine emperor from 963 to 969. His career, not uniformly successful...
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Diaulula phoca is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae. This species was originally described...
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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...
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Harbor seal (redirect from Phoca vitulina)
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...
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Hieromartyr Phocas (Greek: Φωκάς) was born in the city of Sinope in northern Turkey. During his adult years he became Bishop of Sinope. At the time of...
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Heraclian revolt (redirect from Rebellion against Phocas)
against the Byzantine emperor Phocas in 608. In October 610, Heraclius the Younger reached Constantinople, executed Phocas, and was proclaimed as emperor...
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Heraclius (section Revolt against Phocas and accession)
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...
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Domentzia (section Mother of Phocas)
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...
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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...
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Phocas was overthrown by Heraclius, and Domentziolus was captured but escaped serious harm. The exact parentage of Domentziolus is unclear: Phocas had...
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Bardas Phokas the Elder (redirect from Bardas phocas the elder)
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...
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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...
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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...
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(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...
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Constantine Phokas (redirect from Constantine Phocas)
Constantine Phokas (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Φωκᾶς; died 953/954) was a Byzantine aristocrat and general. Constantine was the youngest son of Bardas Phokas...
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monuments Column of Antoninus Pius Column of Marcus Aurelius "Column of Phocas" Trajan's Column Five-Columns Monument Commerce Porticus Aemilia Trajan's...
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Harp seal (redirect from Phoca groenlandica)
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Heraclius the Elder (section Revolt against Phocas)
son against the usurper Phocas (r. 602–610). Using North Africa as a base, the younger Heraclius managed to overthrow Phocas, beginning the Heraclian...
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proclaimed an officer named Phocas as emperor, and executed Maurice. The Sasanians seized their moment and reopened hostilities; Phocas was unable to cope and...
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the soldiers of Phocas. Upon the murder of Maurice, Narses, governor of the Byzantine province of Mesopotamia, rebelled against Phocas and seized Edessa...
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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...
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