HERACLIUS

hĕrəklīˈəs, hĭrăkˈlēəs, c.575–641, Byzantine emperor (610–41). The son of a governor of Africa, he succeeded the tyrant Phocas, whom he deposed and had executed. In the early years of his reign Avars and Bulgars threatened, attacking even Constantinople, and the Persians conquered Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. In three costly campaigns (622–28) Heraclius recovered the provinces from the Persians, but they fell (629–42) to the Muslim Arabs. He sought to reconcile the Monophysites with the Orthodox Church; this attempt led to the compromise of Monotheletism, which was rejected by both sides. Heraclius began the reorganization of the empire into military provinces (themes). He was succeeded briefly by his son Constantine III and then by his grandson Constans II.

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books on: Heraclius  - 667 results

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A Heritage of Holy Wood: The Legend of the True Cross in Text and Image
Book by Barbara Baert, Lee Preedy; Brill, 2004
Subjects: Art, Byzantine, Art, Medieval, Holy Cross--Legends--Art
...and enhancement 80 Chapter Three Heraclius and the Persians The Legend of the...crucis Worldviews in conflict 133 Heraclius as exemplar Loci sancti, crusades and...Jerusalem by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius in 628, after it had been captured...
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The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars
Book by Geoffrey Greatrex, Samuel N. C. Lieu; Routledge, 2002
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--Foreign Relations--527-1081, Byzantine Empire--Foreign Relations--Rome--To 527, Byzantine Empire--History--To 527, Italy--History--476-774, Rome--Foreign Relations--Byzantine Empire--284-476, Rome--History--Empire, 284-476
...14 The Roman recovery under Heraclius (622-630) 198 15 The...of Pisidia, whose poems in honour of Heraclius are an important source for the early...particularly concerning the reign of Heraclius. Although excellent English translations...
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Roman Defeat, Christian Response, and the Literary Construction of the Jew
Book by David M. Olster; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--Church History, Christian Literature, Byzantine--History And Criticism, Christianity And Antisemitism--History, Church And State--Byzantine Empire, Judaism--Controversial Literature--History And Criticism
...victim of the Arab conquests, Heraclius, went insane. 1 So revolutionary...69 The Life even explained Heracliuss defeat by the Persians in 613...terms. When the saint offered Heraclius gifts and dinner, and Heraclius...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Vol. 7
Book by Edward Gibbon, J. B. Bury; Methuen, 1900
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History, Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D
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History of the Byzantine Empire: From Constantine the Great to the Epoch of the Crusades - Vol. 1
Book by A. A. Vasiliev, S. Ragozin; University of Wisconsin, 1928
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History
...Significance of the Persian Campaigns of Heraclius 237...The Exposition of Faith" Ecthesis of Heraclius. "The Type of Faith" of Constantine...of all the Emperors, from the son of Heraclius to Isaac Angelus, are compressed into...
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journal articles on: Heraclius  - 26 results

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Building Churches in Armenia: Art at the Borders of Empire and the Edge of the Canon
Journal article by Christina Maranci; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 88, 2006
Subjects: Architecture, Art, Christianity, Memorials & monuments, Middle Ages, Religion, Sculpture
...Erected late in the reign of Emperor Heraclius, Mren provides rare insight into relations...to affirm allegiances between Emperor Heraclius and two Armenians: Dawit Saharuni, a...purpose. It names four individuals: Emperor Heraclius, a prince of Armenia and Syria, the bishop...
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The David Plates Revisited: Transforming the Secular in Early Byzantium
Journal article by Ruth E. Leader; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 82, 2000
Subjects: Art criticism, Byzantine civilization, Christianity, History, Social life & customs
...613-29/30 in the reign of the emperor Heraclius (610-41).4 Between them, the plates depict...matter of the David Plates and the emperor Heraclius, during whose reign they were produced...authors of these articles all agree that Heraclius was the most likely patron of this set...
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Reviewed Elsewhere
Journal article; Biography, Vol. 27, 2004
Subjects: Book reviewing--Bibliography, Book reviews--Bibliography
...Ware. Womens Review of Books 21.3 (Dec. 2003): 20. Heraclius Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium. Walter Kaegi. Cambridge: Cambridge...The publication of a biography of the Emperor Heraclius 575-641 is undoubtedly timely. Not only has there...
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Art, Politics, and the Politics of Art: Ingres's Sain Symphorien at the 1834 Salon
Journal article by Andrew Carrington Shelton; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 83, 2001
Subjects: Art criticism, Art exhibits, History, Ingres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique (1780-1867), Politics
...actor in the drama, the Roman proconsul Heraclius, who directs the route of the procession...It is certain that this severe judge Heraclius presiding over the riot, whose body rises...markedly darker skin tones Ingres gave to Heraclius and most of his henchmen (note especially...
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The Code of Reciprocation in Corneille's Heroic Drama
Journal article by Bradley Rubidge; The Romanic Review, Vol. 89, 1998
Subjects: Corneille, Pierre--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Exchange--Portrayals, depictions, etc., French drama--17th century
...and proud self-sacrifice of plays like Heraclius, Don Sanche, Pertharite, and Surena seem...gratitude is as noble as generosity. When Heraclius tries to prove he is the true heir to...are relatively infrequent in Corneille. Heraclius and Martian in Heraclius, Antiochus and...
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Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium
Magazine article by Charles Freeman; History Today, Vol. 53, October 2003
Subjects: Herbert was aged 23, a bachelor and a File Smith residing on Hoyle Street. Annie was aged 22, a spinster, residing on Hoyle Street (Book)--Reviews
Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium. by Charles Freeman...359pp pounds sterling 50, US$70 ISBN: 0 521 81459 6 HERACLIUS STILL APPEARS TO BE one of the strangest and most incoherent...this full and detailed life of the Byzantine emperor, Heraclius. It is a major challenge. The sources for Heraclius life...
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War by Other Means: The Legacy of Byzantium
Magazine article by Michael Antonucci; History Today, Vol. 43, February 1993
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History, Diplomacy--History
...fervour in every situation. The Emperor Heraclius once intercepted a message from the Persian...of one of his generals, Shahr-Baraz. Heraclius added the names of 400 other Persian...diverted the message to Shahr-Baraz. Heraclius stratagem was deviously brilliant. Had...
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Time Bandit: Geoffrey Regan Explains How the Experience of Boredom in the Classroom Set Him off into a Career as Inspirational Teacher, Writer and Broadcaster
Magazine article by Geoffrey Regan; History Today, Vol. 51, December 2001
Subjects: First Crusader: Byzantium's Holy Wars (Book)--Publishing, Historians--Conduct of life, Regan, Geoffrey--Conduct of life
...empires. The story of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, a noble and tragic soul, has somehow...contemporary, the Prophet Mohammed. Yet Heracliuss own crusade against Persia to recover...historical characters I have ever studied, Heraclius seems closest to the classical definition...
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Religion by the Sword: In the Century Following the Death of Muhammad, the Religion of Islam Formed the Basis for the Rapid Conquest of the Christian Lands of Europe, North Africa, and the near East
Magazine article by Dennis Behreandt; The New American, Vol. 23, September 3, 2007
Subjects: Franks--Evaluation, French history, to 987, Islam and politics, Islam--Evaluation, Islam--France, Islam--Saudi Arabia, Muhammad--Evaluation, Prophets--Evaluation
...blows. The Byzantines under the emperor Heraclius, at the end of a long and brutal struggle...once-powerful Persian empire fell into chaos, Heraclius returned to Constantinople in victory...Byzantine power, but the formerly energetic Heraclius was as diminished by long campaigns against...
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The Elusive Eastern Empire: As the Royal Academy in London Opens a Major New Exhibition on the Artistic Splendours of the Byzantine Empire, Dionysios Stathakopoulos Surveys Its History, from Its Foundation in 324 to Its Conquest in 1453
Magazine article by Dionysios Stathakopoulos; History Today, Vol. 58, November 2008
Subjects: Byzantine Empire, 330-1453--History, Byzantine antiquities--Collections and collecting
...control for the next two centuries. When Heraclius (r. 610-641) became emperor he raised...Jerusalem to their capital in Ctesiphon. Heraclius counter-attack took years to prepare...Constantinoples patron saint. After this episode Heraclius took the war to Persia and ultimately...
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newspaper articles on: Heraclius  - 2 results

 
 
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Recounting Savage Battles, Victories of Ancient Rome with Caesar's Help
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 3, 2002
Subjects: Caesar, Julius, Rome, Italy
...called it peace." The 10th Legion survived on active service until the 7th Century A.D. when, serving under Byzantine emperor Heraclius, it was obliterated by Muslim invaders. Mr. Bando-Collins decades-long immersion in the history of the Roman legions leads...
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How Collision of Christianity, Islam Shaped Middle Ages
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 13, 2004
...the Arab capture of Jerusalem was more greatly resented than the earlier Persian conquest. In fact, the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius (ruled 610-641) spent a good part of his adult life raising money and reorganizing his army to enable it to recapture the...


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encyclopedia articles on: Heraclius  - 14 results

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Heraclius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HERACLIUS her kli s, hirak le s, c.575 641, Byzantine emperor...Palestine, and Egypt. In three costly campaigns (622 28) Heraclius recovered the provinces from the Persians, but they fell...of Monotheletism , which was rejected by both sides. Heraclius began the reorganization of the empire into military...
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Monotheletism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...immediately adopted by Byzantine Emperor Heraclius , for political reasons, as a compromise...doubtful of the dogma, tended to support Heraclius. In 631, Cyrus of Phasis, patriarch of...of the question. Soon afterward (638) Heraclius published the Ecthesis, which defined...
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Constans II
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...68), son and successor of Constantine III and grandson of Heraclius I. Early in his reign Armenia and Asia Minor were invaded...the administrative reorganization of the empire begun by Heraclius . Assassinated, he was succeeded by his son, Constantine IV...
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Maximus, Saint
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MAXIMUS, SAINT c.580 662, Greek theologian. He was secretary to Emperor Heraclius and subsequently abbot at the monastery of Chrysopolis. To curb Monotheletism he went to Rome and persuaded Pope St. Martin...
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Nikopol , Town, Bulgaria
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...River bordering Romania. Farming, viticulture, and fishing are the chief occupations. Founded in 629 by Byzantine emperor Heraclius, Nikopol (then Nicopolis) became a flourishing trade and cultural center of the second Bulgarian kingdom. In 1396 at Nikopol...
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