Emperor Nicephorus II Phocas

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Emperor_Nicephorus_II_Phocas
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:birthDate c. 912
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_the_Holy_Apostles
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Assassination
gptkbp:co-ruler gptkb:Constantine_VIII
gptkb:Basil_II
gptkbp:deathDate 11 December 969
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Phokas
gptkbp:father gptkb:Bardas_Phokas_the_Elder
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emperor Nicephorus II Phocas
gptkbp:killedBy gptkb:John_I_Tzimiskes
gptkbp:legacy Controversial emperor
Regarded as a great general
Subject of Byzantine literature and chronicles
gptkbp:militaryRank Domestic of the Schools
gptkbp:militaryReforms Fortified eastern frontier
Increased use of heavy cavalry
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:White_Death_of_the_Saracens
gptkbp:notableAchievement Expanded empire into Syria
Reclaimed Crete for the Byzantine Empire
Strengthened Byzantine military
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Siege_of_Chandax
gptkb:Reconquest_of_Crete
Campaigns in Cilicia and Syria
gptkbp:notableEvent Marriage to Theophano, widow of Romanos II
Murdered in his palace
Unpopular with aristocracy and clergy
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Cappadocia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:policy Confiscation of church property
Land reforms
Tax reforms
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Theophanes_Continuatus
gptkb:Chronographia_by_Michael_Psellos
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Romanos_II
gptkbp:reign 963–969
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Theophano
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_I_Tzimiskes
gptkbp:title gptkb:Autokrator
gptkb:Basileus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:histamenon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7