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Heraclius
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Heraclius (Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens)
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Heraclius:
emperor of the East-Roman (Byzantine) empire (610-642).
Dates:
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c.575: birth
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5 October 610: recognized as emperor
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11 January 641: natural death
Successor of: Phocas
Relatives:
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father: Heraclius, exarch of Carthage
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second wife: Martina
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son from first marriage: Constantine III, father of Constans II
Pogonatus
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son from second marriage: Heraclonas
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Byzantine icon of the emperor Heraclius defeating Khusrau
II (Louvre)
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Main deeds:
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608: Revolts against Phocas
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610: Overthrows Phocas, inherits wars against the Sasanian
Empire and the Avars
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614: the Sasanian king Khusrau II captures Jerusalem and takes away the
Holy Cross
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614: Monetary reform
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Army reforms; the army is reorganized into smaller, self-suppicient units
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626: Constantinople besieged by the Avars?
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Successful war against the Persians
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628: Peace with Persia; the Holy Cross is returned
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634: First encounters with the Muslim armies
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641: Natural death
Succeeded by: Constantine III and Heraclonas (joint emperors in
641); and Constans II Pogonatus (641-668) |
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