The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Organization
Byzantine Emperors (Heraclian Dynasty)
Also known as Roman Emperors of Constantinople, Eastern Roman Emperors
- Organization
A succession of Byzantine emperors from the Heraclian dynasty including Heraclius and his descendants: Constantine III (brief reign, possibly poisoned), Heracleonas (mutilated by nose amputation), Constans II/Pogonatus (assassinated in bath), Constantine IV (the Bearded, who mutilated his brothers), and Justinian II (Rhinotmetus, who had his nose cut off, was exiled, returned, and was eventually killed). The dynasty featured frequent mutilations, depositions, and violent deaths characteristic of Byzantine imperial politics.
- Type
- Organization
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 212
- Books
- 1
History
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
A succession of Byzantine emperors from the Heraclian dynasty including Heraclius and his descendants: Constantine III (brief reign, possibly poisoned), Heracleonas (mutilated by nose amputation), Constans II/Pogonatus (assassinated in bath), Constantine IV (the Bearded, who mutilated his brothers), and Justinian II (Rhinotmetus, who had his nose cut off, was exiled, returned, and was eventually killed). The dynasty featured frequent mutilations, depositions, and violent deaths characteristic of Byzantine imperial politics.
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