Template:Did you know nominations/Nikephoros Phokas the Elder

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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 19:46, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Nikephoros Phokas the Elder edit

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... that according to medieval chroniclers, the death of the Byzantine general Nikephoros Phokas the Elder encouraged the Bulgarian ruler Simeon to attack Byzantium?

ALT1:... that both sons of the Byzantine general Nikephoros Phokas the Elder followed him in the post of Domestic of the Schools, in effect commander-in-chief of the Byzantine army?
Reviewed: Azov radar

Created/expanded by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 18:35, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Prose size (article expansion), hook size and reference, references and creation date OK. AGF on the off line sources. Nice article, good to go! bout the hooks, both are OK, personally I prefer ALT1. Alex2006 (talk) 13:56, 25 August 2012 (UTC)