Roman-era Thracians

Spartacus (; ) was a Thracian gladiator who was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

Roman Emperor (173-238)

Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474

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.

6th-century Byzantine general

Byzantine general

Bouzes or Buzes (, fl. 528–556) was an Byzantine (Eastern Roman) general active in the reign of Justinian I () in the wars against the Sassanid Persians.

Byzantine general

Coutzes or Cutzes (; ) was a general of the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Emperor Justinian I ().