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Phocas
Phocas (; ; 5475 October 610) 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 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.
Leontia
Leontia (, fl. 610) was an empress of the Eastern Roman Empire as the wife of Phocas.
Priscus
Byzantine general
Comentiolus
brother of Byzantine emperor Phocas
Domentziolus
Byzantine general
Domentziolus
Byzantine noble
Domentzia
Domentzia () was a name shared by the mother of the Byzantine emperor Phocas (r. 602–610), and a daughter of the same emperor, likely named after her paternal grandmother.