Phocas (disambiguation)
Phocas or Phokas (from Greek: Φωκάς) may refer to:
It may refer to a number of people called "Phocas":
- Saint Phocas, Bishop of Sinope
- Saint Phocas, a 4th-century Christian martyr
- Flavius Phocas, Emperor in 602-610
- A member of the Phokas family of Byzantine nobles including:
- Nikephoros Phokas the Elder, general
- Leo Phokas the Elder, son of Nikephoros, general
- Bardas Phokas the Elder, son of Nikephoros, general
- Nikephoros II Phokas, son of Bardas, Byzantine Emperor in 963-969
- Leo Phokas the Younger, son of Bardas, general and curopalates
- Bardas Phokas the Younger, son of Leo, general and rebel against Basil II
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