Heraclius
575 – 641 · Generation XII · Emperor (r. 610–641) · Heraclian
Heraclius (AD 575 – 641). Emperor (r. 610–641). Married Fabia around AD 610. Married Martina around AD 623. Married twice; second wife Martina was his niece. He came to power by revolt, sailing from Africa – where his father was exarch – to overthrow the unpopular Phocas. The Persian war he inherited nearly destroyed the empire: Syria and Egypt were lost and the state reduced to Asia Minor, but he rebuilt the army, took the field himself, and shattered the Persians at Nineveh in 627; Khosrow II was overthrown by his own son, and every occupied territory was restored. The triumph was short. Within a decade the armies of the Rashidun Caliphate had taken Syria, Mesopotamia, Armenia, and Egypt, though his reforms helped his successors avert total destruction. He promoted the compromise doctrine of monothelitism, which every side finally rejected, and under him Greek became the official language of the state.
One of 7 people of Heraclian (575–711) in this archive. The house that met the Arab conquests and made Greek the language of the empire.
Parents
- Heraclius the Elder (535 – 610)
- Epiphania (535 – ?)
Partners
- Married Fabia (560 – 612) in 610 — one child together
- Married Martina (560 – ?) in 623 — 2 children together
Children
- Heraclius Constantine (612 – 641)
- Heraclonas (626 – 641)
- David Tiberius (630 – ?)
Life
- 575 — Born
- 610 — Married Fabia
- 623 — Married Martina
- 641 — Died