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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Leo Phokas the Elder

801 - 901

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Leo Phokas (Greek: Λέων Φωκᾶς, fl. 910s) was an early 10th-century Byzantine general of the noble Phokas clan. As Domestic of the Schools, the Byzantine army's commander-in-chief, he led a large-scale campaign against the Bulgarians in 917, but was heavily defeated at the battles of Acheloos and Katasyrtai. He then plotted to seize the throne from the young Byzantine emperor Constantine VII (r. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leo Phokas the Elder has received more than 55,065 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Leo Phokas the Elder is the 1,241st most popular military personnel (down from 1,083rd in 2019).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Leo Phokas the Elder ranks 1,241 out of 1,468Before him are Gisulf I of Friuli, Pavle Jurišić Šturm, Prince Moriyoshi, Constantin Constantinescu-Claps, Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, and Patrick Gordon. After him are Claude Choules, Eddie Slovik, Eino Rahja, Alfonso Cano, Paul Bader, and François Le Fort.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 801, Leo Phokas the Elder ranks 9Before him are Ya'qubi, Huang Chao, Malcolm I of Scotland, Constantine II of Scotland, Zoe Zaoutzaina, and Enravota. After him are Grímur Kamban, Theodora, and Eudokia Dekapolitissa. Among people deceased in 901, Leo Phokas the Elder ranks 6Before him are Thābit ibn Qurra, Gunnbjörn Ulfsson, Adelaide of Paris, Ohthere of Hålogaland, and Antony II of Constantinople. After him are Theodora, daughter of Constantine VII, Eudokia Baïana, Irene Lekapene, and Amr ibn al-Layth.

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