Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I, also Logothetes or Genikos (Greek:Νικηφόρος Α΄, Nikēphoros I, "Bringer of Victory"; died July 26, 811), was Byzantine Emperor from 802 to 811 AD, when he was killed in the Battle of Pliska.
A patrician from Seleucia Sidera, Nikephoros was appointed finance minister (logothetēs tou genikou) by the Empress Irene. With the help of the patricians and eunuchs he contrived to dethrone and exile Irene, and to be chosen as Emperor in her stead on October 31, 802. He crowned his son Staurakios co-emperor in 803.
But Nikephoros gained over the latter two, and by inducing the rebel army to disperse achieved the submission of Bardanes, who was blinded and relegated to a monastery. A conspiracy headed by the patrician Arsaber had a similar issue.
Nikephoros embarked on a general reorganization of the Empire, creating new themes in the Balkans (where he initiated the re-Hellenization by resettling Greeks from Anatolia) and strengthening the frontiers. Needing large sums to increase his military forces, he set himself with great energy to increase the Empire's revenue. By his rigorous tax imposts he alienated the favour of his subjects, and especially of the clergy, whom he otherwise sought to control firmly. Although he appointed an iconodule, Nikephoros as patriarch, Emperor Nikephoros was portrayed as a villain by ecclesiastical historians like Theophanes the Confessor.
Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars DOCUMENTARY
Our new animated historical documentary series on the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars will start with the story of the battle of Pliska or battle of Varbitsa pass between the Eastern Roman emperor Nikephoros I and the khan of the First Bulgarian Empire Krum. The story starts right after our video on the Umayyad Caliphate's siege of Constantinople in 717-718, during which the allied Byzantine-Bulgar forces stopped the Muslim expansion in the region.
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Abbasid Harun ar Rashid vs Byzantine Nikephoros I
The Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor in 806 was the largest of a long series of military operations launched by the Abbasid Caliphate headed by Caliph Harun al Rashid against the Byzantine/Roman Empire headed by Emperor Nicephorus i (nikephoros I). The expedition took place in southeastern and central Asia Minor, where the Abbasid and Byzantine empires shared a long land border which in 805 used by Nikephoros to launch attack against the Abbasids.
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Nicephorus I the Logothete, 802-811
Nicephorus I presided over some of the most beneficial policies in the history of the empire, yet also failed to achieve legitimacy during his reign and led his army to one of the worst military debacles in history. This is his story.
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Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I, also Logothetes or Genikos (Greek: Νικηφόρος Α΄, Nikēphoros I, "Bringer of Victory"; died July 26, 811), was Byzantine Emperor from 802 to 811 AD, when he was killed in the Battle of Pliska.
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Battle of Pliska (Byzantine/Roman Empire vs Bulgarian Empire)
The Battle of Pliska (Битката във Върбишкия проход) or Battle of Vărbitsa Pass was a series of battles between 80,000 troops of Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire, led by the Emperor Nikephoros I (Nicephorus I) and Forces of Bulgarian Empire, under Khan Krum. The Byzantines successfully defeated Bulgarian garrison of 72.000 guarding their capital. After eliminating the defenders, on 23 July 811 The Byzantines plundered and burned the Bulgar capital Pliska (Плиска) which gave time for the Khan Krum to block and set up ambush on passes in the Balkan Mountains that served as exits out of Bulgaria (Vărbitsa Pass). The final battle took place on 26 July 811. There, the Bulgarians used the tactics of ambush and surprise attacks to effectively trap and immobilize the Byzantine forces, thus annihilati...
published: 16 Nov 2018
GREEK CRUSADERS: Nikephoros Phokas
Nikephoros II Phokas was Byzantine Emperor from 963 to 969. His brilliant military exploits contributed to the resurgence of the Byzantine Empire during the 10th century.
In the east, he completed the conquest of Cilicia and even retook the island of Cyprus, thus opening the path for subsequent Byzantine incursions reaching as far as the Jazira and the Levant. Nikephoros Phokas was born around 912 and belonged to a Cappadocian Greek family which had produced several generals, including Nikephoros' father Bardas Phokas, brother Leo Phokas, and grandfather Nikephoros Phokas the Elder, who had all served as commanders of the field army. His mother, whose name is unknown, was a member of another powerful Anatolian Greek clan, the Maleinoi
Nikephoros joined the army at an early age. He was ap...
Our new animated historical documentary series on the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars will start with the story of the battle of Pliska or battle of Varbitsa pass betw...
Our new animated historical documentary series on the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars will start with the story of the battle of Pliska or battle of Varbitsa pass between the Eastern Roman emperor Nikephoros I and the khan of the First Bulgarian Empire Krum. The story starts right after our video on the Umayyad Caliphate's siege of Constantinople in 717-718, during which the allied Byzantine-Bulgar forces stopped the Muslim expansion in the region.
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Our new animated historical documentary series on the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars will start with the story of the battle of Pliska or battle of Varbitsa pass between the Eastern Roman emperor Nikephoros I and the khan of the First Bulgarian Empire Krum. The story starts right after our video on the Umayyad Caliphate's siege of Constantinople in 717-718, during which the allied Byzantine-Bulgar forces stopped the Muslim expansion in the region.
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The Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor in 806 was the largest of a long series of military operations launched by the Abbasid Caliphate headed by Caliph Harun al Ra...
The Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor in 806 was the largest of a long series of military operations launched by the Abbasid Caliphate headed by Caliph Harun al Rashid against the Byzantine/Roman Empire headed by Emperor Nicephorus i (nikephoros I). The expedition took place in southeastern and central Asia Minor, where the Abbasid and Byzantine empires shared a long land border which in 805 used by Nikephoros to launch attack against the Abbasids.
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الإمام(2017)
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Heroes & Villains - Atilla the Hun (2008)
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Tarihin Efsaneleri (2021)
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The Dovekeepers (2015)
Der Medicus (2013)
Die Päpstin (2009)
Charlemagne (2013)
Cyril a Metoděj - Apoštolové Slovanů (2013)
Sant'Agostino (2010)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
The Crusades: An Arab Perspective (2018)
Redbad (2018)
Total War : Attila Documentary (2015)
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The Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor in 806 was the largest of a long series of military operations launched by the Abbasid Caliphate headed by Caliph Harun al Rashid against the Byzantine/Roman Empire headed by Emperor Nicephorus i (nikephoros I). The expedition took place in southeastern and central Asia Minor, where the Abbasid and Byzantine empires shared a long land border which in 805 used by Nikephoros to launch attack against the Abbasids.
video taken from :
ابناء الرشيد (2006)
هَارُون الرَشِيد (2019)
الإمام(2017)
Constantine - Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
Heroes & Villains - Atilla the Hun (2008)
Savaşın Efsaneleri (2020)
Tarihin Efsaneleri (2021)
Große Völker 2: Die Araber (2016)
The Dovekeepers (2015)
Der Medicus (2013)
Die Päpstin (2009)
Charlemagne (2013)
Cyril a Metoděj - Apoštolové Slovanů (2013)
Sant'Agostino (2010)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
The Crusades: An Arab Perspective (2018)
Redbad (2018)
Total War : Attila Documentary (2015)
Attila, l'énigme des Huns (2020)
Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
Nicephorus I presided over some of the most beneficial policies in the history of the empire, yet also failed to achieve legitimacy during his reign and led his...
Nicephorus I presided over some of the most beneficial policies in the history of the empire, yet also failed to achieve legitimacy during his reign and led his army to one of the worst military debacles in history. This is his story.
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Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I, also Logothetes or Genikos (Greek: Νικηφόρος Α΄, Nikēphoros I, "Bringer of Victory"; died July 26, 811), was Byzantine Emperor from 802 to 811 AD, when he was killed in the Battle of Pliska.
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Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I, also Logothetes or Genikos (Greek: Νικηφόρος Α΄, Nikēphoros I, "Bringer of Victory"; died July 26, 811), was Byzantine Emperor from 802 to 811 AD, when he was killed in the Battle of Pliska.
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The Battle of Pliska (Битката във Върбишкия проход) or Battle of Vărbitsa Pass was a series of battles between 80,000 troops of Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire, ...
The Battle of Pliska (Битката във Върбишкия проход) or Battle of Vărbitsa Pass was a series of battles between 80,000 troops of Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire, led by the Emperor Nikephoros I (Nicephorus I) and Forces of Bulgarian Empire, under Khan Krum. The Byzantines successfully defeated Bulgarian garrison of 72.000 guarding their capital. After eliminating the defenders, on 23 July 811 The Byzantines plundered and burned the Bulgar capital Pliska (Плиска) which gave time for the Khan Krum to block and set up ambush on passes in the Balkan Mountains that served as exits out of Bulgaria (Vărbitsa Pass). The final battle took place on 26 July 811. There, the Bulgarians used the tactics of ambush and surprise attacks to effectively trap and immobilize the Byzantine forces, thus annihilating almost the whole army, including the Emperor Nikephoros I along with elite imperial guard Vigla Tagmata. After the battle, Krum encased Nicephorus's skull in silver, and used it as a cup for wine-drinking.
The Battle of Pliska was one of the worst defeats in Byzantine history. It deterred Byzantine rulers from sending their troops north of the Balkans for more than 150 years afterwards, which increased the influence and spread of the Bulgarians to the west and south of the Balkan Peninsula, resulting in a great territorial enlargement of the First Bulgarian Empire.
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The Battle of Pliska (Битката във Върбишкия проход) or Battle of Vărbitsa Pass was a series of battles between 80,000 troops of Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire, led by the Emperor Nikephoros I (Nicephorus I) and Forces of Bulgarian Empire, under Khan Krum. The Byzantines successfully defeated Bulgarian garrison of 72.000 guarding their capital. After eliminating the defenders, on 23 July 811 The Byzantines plundered and burned the Bulgar capital Pliska (Плиска) which gave time for the Khan Krum to block and set up ambush on passes in the Balkan Mountains that served as exits out of Bulgaria (Vărbitsa Pass). The final battle took place on 26 July 811. There, the Bulgarians used the tactics of ambush and surprise attacks to effectively trap and immobilize the Byzantine forces, thus annihilating almost the whole army, including the Emperor Nikephoros I along with elite imperial guard Vigla Tagmata. After the battle, Krum encased Nicephorus's skull in silver, and used it as a cup for wine-drinking.
The Battle of Pliska was one of the worst defeats in Byzantine history. It deterred Byzantine rulers from sending their troops north of the Balkans for more than 150 years afterwards, which increased the influence and spread of the Bulgarians to the west and south of the Balkan Peninsula, resulting in a great territorial enlargement of the First Bulgarian Empire.
Music :
Sarah Schachner - The Shimmering Sands (Assassin's creed Origins)
Adam Skorupa - Vengeance of the Easterners (Ancestors Legacy Soundtrack)
Nikephoros II Phokas was Byzantine Emperor from 963 to 969. His brilliant military exploits contributed to the resurgence of the Byzantine Empire during the 10t...
Nikephoros II Phokas was Byzantine Emperor from 963 to 969. His brilliant military exploits contributed to the resurgence of the Byzantine Empire during the 10th century.
In the east, he completed the conquest of Cilicia and even retook the island of Cyprus, thus opening the path for subsequent Byzantine incursions reaching as far as the Jazira and the Levant. Nikephoros Phokas was born around 912 and belonged to a Cappadocian Greek family which had produced several generals, including Nikephoros' father Bardas Phokas, brother Leo Phokas, and grandfather Nikephoros Phokas the Elder, who had all served as commanders of the field army. His mother, whose name is unknown, was a member of another powerful Anatolian Greek clan, the Maleinoi
Nikephoros joined the army at an early age. He was appointed the military governor of the Anatolikon Theme in 945. In June 957 Nikephoros managed to capture and destroy Hadath. The Byzantines would continue to push their advantage against the Arabs.
From the ascension of Emperor Romanos II in 959, Nikephoros and his younger brother Leo Phokas were placed in charge of the eastern and western field armies respectively. In 960, 27,000 oarsmen and marines were assembled to man a fleet of 308 ships carrying 50,000 troops At the recommendation of the influential minister Joseph Bringas, Nikephoros was entrusted to lead this expedition against the Muslim Emirate of Crete.
He successfully led his fleet to the island and defeated a minor Arab force upon disembarkation near Almyros. He soon began a nine-month siege of the fortress town of Chandax. Following a failed assault and many raids into the countryside, He entered Chandax on 6 March 961 and soon wrested control of the entire island from the Muslims Arabs.
Following the conquest of Crete, he soon returned to the east with a large and well-equipped army and almost immediately marched into Cilicia. In February 962, he captured Anazarbos. Nikephorus continued to ravage the Cilician countryside, defeating the governor of Tarsus, ibn al-Zayyat in open battle.
Upon the beginning of the new campaigning season, Arabs entered the Byzantine Empire and began to conduct raids. This strategy, however, would prove fatal for them, as Aleppo was left dangerously undefended.
Nikephoros soon took the city of Manbij. In December, an army split between Nikephoros and John Tzimiskes marched towards Aleppo, quickly routing an opposing muslim force. Another muslim force caught up with the Byzantines, but it too was routed, and Nikephoros and Tzimiskes entered Aleppo on December 24.
From 964 to 965, he led an army of 40,000 men which liberated Cilicia and conducted raids in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria, while another byzantine force recovered Cyprus.
Nikephorus and Tzimiskes seized Mopsuestia in July 13, while Leo Phokas invested Tarsus and Nikephoros and Tzimiskes arrived soon after. Nikephoros won a pitched battle against the Tarsiots, routing their forces with his "ironclad horsemen", referencing the Byzantine cataphracts. Within a fortnight, Tarsus surrendered on August 16th to Nikephoros who allowed the inhabitants to leave the city unharmed but plundered the city. With the fall of these two strongholds, Cilicia was in the hands of the Byzantines.
In 968, Nikephoros conducted a raid which reached the city of Tripoli, raiding and sacking most of the fortresses along his path. His aim was to cut off Antioch from its allies. Finally the city was taken by a surprise attack.
Nikephoros II Phokas was Byzantine Emperor from 963 to 969. His brilliant military exploits contributed to the resurgence of the Byzantine Empire during the 10th century.
In the east, he completed the conquest of Cilicia and even retook the island of Cyprus, thus opening the path for subsequent Byzantine incursions reaching as far as the Jazira and the Levant. Nikephoros Phokas was born around 912 and belonged to a Cappadocian Greek family which had produced several generals, including Nikephoros' father Bardas Phokas, brother Leo Phokas, and grandfather Nikephoros Phokas the Elder, who had all served as commanders of the field army. His mother, whose name is unknown, was a member of another powerful Anatolian Greek clan, the Maleinoi
Nikephoros joined the army at an early age. He was appointed the military governor of the Anatolikon Theme in 945. In June 957 Nikephoros managed to capture and destroy Hadath. The Byzantines would continue to push their advantage against the Arabs.
From the ascension of Emperor Romanos II in 959, Nikephoros and his younger brother Leo Phokas were placed in charge of the eastern and western field armies respectively. In 960, 27,000 oarsmen and marines were assembled to man a fleet of 308 ships carrying 50,000 troops At the recommendation of the influential minister Joseph Bringas, Nikephoros was entrusted to lead this expedition against the Muslim Emirate of Crete.
He successfully led his fleet to the island and defeated a minor Arab force upon disembarkation near Almyros. He soon began a nine-month siege of the fortress town of Chandax. Following a failed assault and many raids into the countryside, He entered Chandax on 6 March 961 and soon wrested control of the entire island from the Muslims Arabs.
Following the conquest of Crete, he soon returned to the east with a large and well-equipped army and almost immediately marched into Cilicia. In February 962, he captured Anazarbos. Nikephorus continued to ravage the Cilician countryside, defeating the governor of Tarsus, ibn al-Zayyat in open battle.
Upon the beginning of the new campaigning season, Arabs entered the Byzantine Empire and began to conduct raids. This strategy, however, would prove fatal for them, as Aleppo was left dangerously undefended.
Nikephoros soon took the city of Manbij. In December, an army split between Nikephoros and John Tzimiskes marched towards Aleppo, quickly routing an opposing muslim force. Another muslim force caught up with the Byzantines, but it too was routed, and Nikephoros and Tzimiskes entered Aleppo on December 24.
From 964 to 965, he led an army of 40,000 men which liberated Cilicia and conducted raids in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria, while another byzantine force recovered Cyprus.
Nikephorus and Tzimiskes seized Mopsuestia in July 13, while Leo Phokas invested Tarsus and Nikephoros and Tzimiskes arrived soon after. Nikephoros won a pitched battle against the Tarsiots, routing their forces with his "ironclad horsemen", referencing the Byzantine cataphracts. Within a fortnight, Tarsus surrendered on August 16th to Nikephoros who allowed the inhabitants to leave the city unharmed but plundered the city. With the fall of these two strongholds, Cilicia was in the hands of the Byzantines.
In 968, Nikephoros conducted a raid which reached the city of Tripoli, raiding and sacking most of the fortresses along his path. His aim was to cut off Antioch from its allies. Finally the city was taken by a surprise attack.
Our new animated historical documentary series on the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars will start with the story of the battle of Pliska or battle of Varbitsa pass between the Eastern Roman emperor Nikephoros I and the khan of the First Bulgarian Empire Krum. The story starts right after our video on the Umayyad Caliphate's siege of Constantinople in 717-718, during which the allied Byzantine-Bulgar forces stopped the Muslim expansion in the region.
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The Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor in 806 was the largest of a long series of military operations launched by the Abbasid Caliphate headed by Caliph Harun al Rashid against the Byzantine/Roman Empire headed by Emperor Nicephorus i (nikephoros I). The expedition took place in southeastern and central Asia Minor, where the Abbasid and Byzantine empires shared a long land border which in 805 used by Nikephoros to launch attack against the Abbasids.
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Nicephorus I presided over some of the most beneficial policies in the history of the empire, yet also failed to achieve legitimacy during his reign and led his army to one of the worst military debacles in history. This is his story.
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Nikephoros I
Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I, also Logothetes or Genikos (Greek: Νικηφόρος Α΄, Nikēphoros I, "Bringer of Victory"; died July 26, 811), was Byzantine Emperor from 802 to 811 AD, when he was killed in the Battle of Pliska.
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Nikephoros I will take Pliska, but Krum has something to say about this.
The Battle of Pliska (Битката във Върбишкия проход) or Battle of Vărbitsa Pass was a series of battles between 80,000 troops of Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire, led by the Emperor Nikephoros I (Nicephorus I) and Forces of Bulgarian Empire, under Khan Krum. The Byzantines successfully defeated Bulgarian garrison of 72.000 guarding their capital. After eliminating the defenders, on 23 July 811 The Byzantines plundered and burned the Bulgar capital Pliska (Плиска) which gave time for the Khan Krum to block and set up ambush on passes in the Balkan Mountains that served as exits out of Bulgaria (Vărbitsa Pass). The final battle took place on 26 July 811. There, the Bulgarians used the tactics of ambush and surprise attacks to effectively trap and immobilize the Byzantine forces, thus annihilating almost the whole army, including the Emperor Nikephoros I along with elite imperial guard Vigla Tagmata. After the battle, Krum encased Nicephorus's skull in silver, and used it as a cup for wine-drinking.
The Battle of Pliska was one of the worst defeats in Byzantine history. It deterred Byzantine rulers from sending their troops north of the Balkans for more than 150 years afterwards, which increased the influence and spread of the Bulgarians to the west and south of the Balkan Peninsula, resulting in a great territorial enlargement of the First Bulgarian Empire.
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Nikephoros II Phokas was Byzantine Emperor from 963 to 969. His brilliant military exploits contributed to the resurgence of the Byzantine Empire during the 10th century.
In the east, he completed the conquest of Cilicia and even retook the island of Cyprus, thus opening the path for subsequent Byzantine incursions reaching as far as the Jazira and the Levant. Nikephoros Phokas was born around 912 and belonged to a Cappadocian Greek family which had produced several generals, including Nikephoros' father Bardas Phokas, brother Leo Phokas, and grandfather Nikephoros Phokas the Elder, who had all served as commanders of the field army. His mother, whose name is unknown, was a member of another powerful Anatolian Greek clan, the Maleinoi
Nikephoros joined the army at an early age. He was appointed the military governor of the Anatolikon Theme in 945. In June 957 Nikephoros managed to capture and destroy Hadath. The Byzantines would continue to push their advantage against the Arabs.
From the ascension of Emperor Romanos II in 959, Nikephoros and his younger brother Leo Phokas were placed in charge of the eastern and western field armies respectively. In 960, 27,000 oarsmen and marines were assembled to man a fleet of 308 ships carrying 50,000 troops At the recommendation of the influential minister Joseph Bringas, Nikephoros was entrusted to lead this expedition against the Muslim Emirate of Crete.
He successfully led his fleet to the island and defeated a minor Arab force upon disembarkation near Almyros. He soon began a nine-month siege of the fortress town of Chandax. Following a failed assault and many raids into the countryside, He entered Chandax on 6 March 961 and soon wrested control of the entire island from the Muslims Arabs.
Following the conquest of Crete, he soon returned to the east with a large and well-equipped army and almost immediately marched into Cilicia. In February 962, he captured Anazarbos. Nikephorus continued to ravage the Cilician countryside, defeating the governor of Tarsus, ibn al-Zayyat in open battle.
Upon the beginning of the new campaigning season, Arabs entered the Byzantine Empire and began to conduct raids. This strategy, however, would prove fatal for them, as Aleppo was left dangerously undefended.
Nikephoros soon took the city of Manbij. In December, an army split between Nikephoros and John Tzimiskes marched towards Aleppo, quickly routing an opposing muslim force. Another muslim force caught up with the Byzantines, but it too was routed, and Nikephoros and Tzimiskes entered Aleppo on December 24.
From 964 to 965, he led an army of 40,000 men which liberated Cilicia and conducted raids in Upper Mesopotamia and Syria, while another byzantine force recovered Cyprus.
Nikephorus and Tzimiskes seized Mopsuestia in July 13, while Leo Phokas invested Tarsus and Nikephoros and Tzimiskes arrived soon after. Nikephoros won a pitched battle against the Tarsiots, routing their forces with his "ironclad horsemen", referencing the Byzantine cataphracts. Within a fortnight, Tarsus surrendered on August 16th to Nikephoros who allowed the inhabitants to leave the city unharmed but plundered the city. With the fall of these two strongholds, Cilicia was in the hands of the Byzantines.
In 968, Nikephoros conducted a raid which reached the city of Tripoli, raiding and sacking most of the fortresses along his path. His aim was to cut off Antioch from its allies. Finally the city was taken by a surprise attack.
Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I, also Logothetes or Genikos (Greek:Νικηφόρος Α΄, Nikēphoros I, "Bringer of Victory"; died July 26, 811), was Byzantine Emperor from 802 to 811 AD, when he was killed in the Battle of Pliska.
A patrician from Seleucia Sidera, Nikephoros was appointed finance minister (logothetēs tou genikou) by the Empress Irene. With the help of the patricians and eunuchs he contrived to dethrone and exile Irene, and to be chosen as Emperor in her stead on October 31, 802. He crowned his son Staurakios co-emperor in 803.
But Nikephoros gained over the latter two, and by inducing the rebel army to disperse achieved the submission of Bardanes, who was blinded and relegated to a monastery. A conspiracy headed by the patrician Arsaber had a similar issue.
Nikephoros embarked on a general reorganization of the Empire, creating new themes in the Balkans (where he initiated the re-Hellenization by resettling Greeks from Anatolia) and strengthening the frontiers. Needing large sums to increase his military forces, he set himself with great energy to increase the Empire's revenue. By his rigorous tax imposts he alienated the favour of his subjects, and especially of the clergy, whom he otherwise sought to control firmly. Although he appointed an iconodule, Nikephoros as patriarch, Emperor Nikephoros was portrayed as a villain by ecclesiastical historians like Theophanes the Confessor.