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Heraclius (Greek: Ἡράκλειος, translit. Hērákleios; c. 575 – 11 February 641) was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, the Exarch of Africa, led a revolt against the unpopular emperor Phocas. Heraclius's reign was marked by several military campaigns.
Jun 8, 2024 · Heraclius (born c. 575, Cappadocia—died Feb. 11, 641, Constantinople) was an Eastern Roman emperor (610–641) who reorganized and strengthened the imperial administration and the imperial armies but who, nevertheless, lost Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and Byzantine Mesopotamia to the Arab Muslims.
The Heraclian dynasty was named after the general Heraclius the Younger, who, in 610, sailed from Carthage, overthrew the tyrant Phocas, and was crowned Emperor. At the time, the Empire was embroiled in a war with the Sassanid Persian Empire, which in the next decade conquered the Empire's eastern provinces.
Feb 8, 2023 · Heraclius (Herakleios) was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 610 to 641 CE. He crushed the Persian empire and returned the looted True Cross to Jerusalem, but the second half of his reign was beset...
Feb 19, 2024 · Heraclius, Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641 CE, stands as a towering figure in Late Antiquity. His reign, characterized by relentless warfare, religious controversies, and significant territorial losses, continues to ignite debate among historians.
Heraclius (Greek: Ἡράκλειος Hērákleios; c. 575 – 11 February 641), was Eastern Roman emperor from 610 to 641. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder , the exarch of Africa , led a revolt against Phocas , an unpopular emperor.
Jun 11, 2018 · Heraclius (ca. 575-641) was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. Ascending the throne when the empire seemed on the point of dissolution, he saved it from its immediate foes and gave it new institutional and cultural direction. Born in Cappadocia, Heraclius was apparently of Armenian origins.
Jun 22, 2023 · When Heraclius (r. 610–41) took the reins of power after usurping the throne in 610, he strove to become an exemplary ruler for his successors. He had a lot of challenges to overcome. During the late sixth and early seventh centuries, Byzantium faced various socio-political problems.
The Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. Heraclius inherited a war against the Sasanian Persians, who had threatened the borders for almost four centuries. Their main commander, Shahrbaraz, took control of Antioch in 612 and Damascus in 613, proceeding to Jerusalem in the next year.
Heraclius, son of Heraclius, Exarch of Africa, who was of Armenian origin, played a principal part in his father's revolt against the unpopular Emperor Phocas (602 – 610). He sailed to Constantinople with an expeditionary force, overthrew and executed Phocas, and was proclaimed emperor.
