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Heraclius "The Elder" [family name unknown]

Born before 0559 in Armeniamap [uncertain]

Husband ofEpiphania Unknown— married [date unknown] [location unknown]

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Died about 0610 after about age 51in Carthagemap

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Biography

Heraclius the Elder (Latin: Heraclius; Greek: Ἡράκλειος; died 610) was an East Roman (Byzantine) general and the father of Byzantine emperor Heraclius (r. 610–641).

Of possible Armenian origin, Heraclius the Elder distinguished himself in the war against the Sassanid Persians in the 580s. Heraclius served under the command of Philippicus during the Battle of Solachon and possibly served under Comentiolus during the Battle of Sisarbanon. In circa 595, Heraclius the Elder is mentioned as a magister militum per Armeniam sent by Emperor Maurice (r. 582–602) to quell an Armenian rebellion led by Samuel Vahewuni and Atat Khorkhoruni. In circa 600, he was appointed as the Exarch of Africa and in 608, Heraclius the Elder rebelled with his son against the usurper Phocas (r. 602–610). Using North Africa as a base, the younger Heraclius managed to overthrow Phocas, beginning the Heraclian dynasty, which would rule Byzantium for a century. Heraclius the Elder died at Carthage soon after receiving news of his son's accession to the Byzantine throne.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ Book:The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire,
    vol 3(A) A.D. 527-941, edited by J.R. Martindale (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992). p. 584 (image (314 of 403).
    Internet Archive (accessed 26 September 2024)

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