Bonakis
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'''Bonakis''' (died 609) was a Byzantine military commander, active in [[Cyrenaica]] ([[Libya]]) and [[Diocese of Egypt (Late Antiquity)|Egypt]]. His name is occasionally rendered "''Konakis''". He joined the [[Heraclian revolt|revolt of Heraclius]] against the emperor [[Phocas]] (r. 602-610) and was killed in the subsequent conflict. The main source about him is [[John of Nikiû]], the relevant text only surviving in Ethiopian translation.Martindale, Jones & Morris (1992), p. 237 |
'''Bonakis''' (died 609) was an [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] [[military commander]].{{Cite web |title=THE RISE OF THE SARACENS AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE WESTERN EMPIRE A.D. 500-800 |url=https://cristoraul.org/english/readinghall/CR-PDF-LIBRARY/500-800_RISE-OF-THE-SARACENS-AND-THE-FOUNDATION-OF-THE-WESTERN-EMPIRE.pdf}} He was a Byzantine military commander, active in [[Cyrenaica]] ([[Libya]]) and [[Diocese of Egypt (Late Antiquity)|Egypt]]. His name is occasionally rendered "''Konakis''". He joined the [[Heraclian revolt|revolt of Heraclius]] against the emperor [[Phocas]] (r. 602-610) and was killed in the subsequent conflict. The main source about him is [[John of Nikiû]], the relevant text only surviving in Ethiopian translation.Martindale, Jones & Morris (1992), p. 237 |
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