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About Nikephoros II Phokas
Nikephoros II Phokas, Latinized Nicephorus II Phocas, was Byzantine emperor from 963 to 969. His career, not uniformly successful in matters of statecraft or of war, nonetheless greatly contributed to the resurgence of the Byzantine Empire during the 10th century. In the east, Nikephoros completed the conquest of Cilicia and retook the islands of Crete and Cyprus, opening the path for subsequent Byzantine incursions reaching as far as Upper Mesopotamia and the Levant; these campaigns earned him the sobriquet "pale death of the Saracens."
Everything about Nikephoros II Phokas →- Occupation
- military personnel, soldier
- Position held
- Byzantine emperor
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Born
- 912
- Died
- December 969, December 10, 969