Bardas Phokas the Elder

Bardas Phokas 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 Nikephoros II Phokas and the kouropalates Leo Phokas the Younger, and was also the maternal grandfather of the emperor John I Tzimiskes. His wife, daughter of Eudokimos Maleinos and a daughter of patrikios Adralestos, belonged to the Maleinoi, a powerful Anatolian Greek family which had settled in Cappadocia. Bardas was the scion of the Phokas family, one of the great houses of military aristocracy, his father was Nikephoros Phokas the Elder, an eminent Byzantine general with a distinguished record of service in Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Bardas Phokas the Elder is the 1,356th most popular military personnel (up from 1,413th in 2024). (up from 2,675th in 2019)