Heraclius - Wikipedia
WEBHeraclius (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.
Heraclius | Byzantine Emperor & Reformer | Britannica
WEBApr 22, 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.
Heraclius - World History Encyclopedia
WEBFeb 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...
Byzantine Empire under the Heraclian dynasty - Wikipedia
WEBv. t. e. The Byzantine Empire was ruled by emperors of the dynasty of Heraclius between 610 and 711. The Heraclians presided over a period of cataclysmic events that were a watershed in the history of the Empire and the world. Heraclius, the founder of his dynasty, was of Armenian and Cappadocian (Greek) origin.
Heraclius | Encyclopedia.com
WEBviews 1,711,946 updated May 18 2018. Heraclius (d. 641), emperor of the Eastern Empire from 610, who defeated the Persian Chosroes and recaptured the wood of the Cross; he became through this a hero of medieval legend. The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES.
Heraclius, Byzantine Emperor | Encyclopedia.com
WEBHERACLIUS, BYZANTINE EMPEROR. Reigned Oct. 5, 610, to Feb. 11, 641; b. Cappadocia, c. 575. 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 …
8.5: Emperor Heracluis - Social Sci LibreTexts
WEBOct 13, 2022 · The Heraclian Dynasty Under Heraclius. Due to the overwhelming crises that had pitched the empire into chaos, Heraclius the Younger now attempted to seize power from Phocas in an effort to better Byzantium’s fortunes. As the empire was led into anarchy, the Exarchate of Carthage remained relatively out of reach of Persian conquest.
Heraclius - Livius
WEBThe Persian crisis. 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 - Wikiwand
WEBHeraclius ( 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. Quick Facts Byzantine emperor, Reign ... Close.
Heraclius | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBMay 15, 2012 · Emperor Heraclius (ca. 575–641) came to power in 610 after instigating an overthrow of the reputedly tyrannical Emperor Phokas. Entering Constantinople, so the story goes, Heraclius captured Phocas and demanded: "Is this how you have ruled, wretch?" The belittled emperor replied, "And will you rule better?"
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