Nikephoros II Phokas, Byzantine emperor (born 912)

Nikephoros II Phokas

Byzantine emperor from 963 to 969

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,…