Phocas
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Phocas was Eastern Roman emperor from 602 to 610. Initially a middle-ranking officer in the Roman army, Phocas rose to prominence as a spokesman for dissatisfied soldiers in their disputes with the co
7th-century bronze steelyard-weight housed at the British Museum, probably representing Emperor Phocas
A solidus of Phocas minted c. 608; on the reverse, it depicts an angel holding the globus cruciger.
The Column of Phocas in Rome
The deposition of Phocas in Hutchinson's History of the Nations (1915)
Maurice (emperor)
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Maurice was Eastern Roman emperor from 582 to 602 and the last member of the Justinian dynasty. A successful general, Maurice was chosen as heir and son-in-law by his predecessor Tiberius II.
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…middle-ranking officer in the Roman army, Phocas rose to prominence as a spokesman for dissatisfied soldiers in their disputes with the court of the Emperor Maurice. When the army rebelled in 602, Phocas emerged as the leader of the mutiny. The revolt led to the overthrow and execution of Maurice in November 602…
Gold medallion of Maurice circa 583, from a girdle found in Karavas, near Kyrenia, Cyprus.
Follis with Maurice in consular uniform