Nikephoros and Staurakios were generally successful in maintaining the borders of the Byzantine Empire, although they were not met with huge military success, occasionally being forced to make humiliating concessions to powerful enemies, such as the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid.
Nikephoros dan Stavrakos umumnya berhasil mempertahankan perbatasan Kekaisaran Bizantium, meskipun mereka tidak bertemu dengan keberhasilan militer besar, kadang-kadang dipaksa untuk membuat konsesi memalukan bagi musuh-musuh yang kuat, seperti Khalifah Abbasiyah , Khalifah Harun al-Rasyid.