Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Arab–Byzantine Wars
• Military: Domestic of the Schools
• Nickname: The Elder
• FSID: LYJZ-FD9
• Military: Between 910 and 955; Allegiance to the Byzantine Empire
• Military: 917; Battle of Acheloos
• Military: 941; Rus' attack of 941

Notes:

https://www.geni.com/people/Bardas-Phokas/6000000001542433907?through=6000000002187952991
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardas_Phokas_the_Elder

Bardas Phokas
Born c. 878
Died c. 968
Allegiance Byzantine Empire
Years of service 910s–955
Rank Domestic of the Schools
Battles/wars Battle of Acheloos, Arab–Byzantine Wars, Rus' attack of 941
Relations
General Nikephoros Phokas the Elder, father
Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas, son
General Leo Phokas the Younger, son
Bardas Phokas (Greek: Βάρδας Φωκᾶς) (c. 878 – c. 968) was a notable Byzantine general in the first half of the 10th century, and father of Byzantine emperor Nikephoros II Phokas and the kouropalates Leo Phokas the Younger.

Bardas was the scion of the Phokas family, one of the great houses of the Anatolian military aristocracy, his father was Nikephoros Phokas the Elder, an eminent Byzantine general with a distinguished record of service in Italy. In 917, he participated under the orders of his elder brother Leo in the disastrous Battle of Acheloos.

In 941, he was governor of the Theme of Armeniakon, in the area previously known as Paphlagonia. In this year the Rus' navy under the leadership of Igor I of Kiev attacked the Empire. Driven off from Constantinople, the Rus' landed in Bithynia and ravaged it. Bardas kept the attackers from doing too much damage with his local militia levies until the larger Byzantine army under John Kourkouas came and drove the Rus' out.

In 945 he was appointed supreme commander of the Byzantine armies of the East by Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus. In this command he did not make much progress against the Arab forces, being repeatedly defeated by Sayf al-Daula, emir of Aleppo. In 953, he was defeated and severely wounded by Sayf and after further defeats, he was replaced by his son Nikephoros in 955/956.

When Nikephoros came to the throne he made his father Caesar, only a step below the imperial title. He died about 968 at the age of 90.

Bardas married Maleinos, Maleine in 911 in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. Maleine (daughter of Maleinos, Eudokias and Maleinos, Anastaso) was born in 892 in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey; died in DECEASED in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Phocas, Emperor Nicephoros II was born in 912 in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey; died on 11 Dec 969 in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey; was buried after 11 Dec 959 in Church of the Holy Apostles (Historical), Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.