#heraclius

[medievalistsnet]

The Book of Daniel, the Four Kingdoms, and Imperial Eschatology, with Chris Bonura

The season finale of Byzantium & Friends - listen here

[ripstefano]

“Later, the Persian Emperor Chozroes conquered Jerusalem, enslaved many people, and took the Lord's Cross to Persia. The Cross remained in Persia for fourteen years. In the year 628 the Greek Emperor Heraclius defeated Chozroes and, with much ceremony, returned the Cross to Jerusalem. As he entered the city Emperor Heraclius carried the Cross on his back, but suddenly was unable to take another step. Patriarch Zacharias saw an angel preventing the emperor from bearing the Cross on the same path that the Lord had walked barefoot and humiliated. The patriarch communicated this vision to the emperor. The emperor removed his raiment and, in ragged attire and barefoot, took up the Cross, carried it to Golgotha, and placed it in the Church of the Resurrection, to the joy and consolation of the whole Christian world.”

[The Prologue of Ohrid]

The Emperor Heraclius Carrying the Cross (1728)

Pierre Subleyras (French, 1699 - 1749)

[galusandmalus]

"And Heraclius quenched the fire of the Persians, which was reverential, A fire that on the one hand first came up out of a lightning bolt because of Perseus long ago," -TZETZES, CHILIADES

I think this is the first recorded instance of Perseus ever having lightning powers. i don't like him having lightning powers I think lightning is lame.

[historyfiles]

Dynasty of Heraclius: the Heraclids succeeded the highly effective Justinians and the short-lived 'Non-Dynastic' period under Phocas to face the most serious of challenges in the east.

Kingdoms of the Eastern Mediterranean - Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire (Heraclius)

Coverage of the various historical cultures, rulers, and states of Europe

[alsadeekalsadouk]

Same obverse for two different units

Heraclius. Silver Hexagram (6.67 g), 610-641.Constantinople, 637-641. Heraclonas, Heraclius, and Heraclius Constantine standing facing, each crowned and holding globus cruciger. Reverse: δEЧS AδIЧτA ROMANIS, cross potent set upon globe set upon three steps. The Heraclius silver hexagram closely resembles the solidus in its obverse design-typically showing Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine standing or enthroned together-because the hexagram was introduced as an emergency silver coin during a time of financial crisis and war. By using the same imperial iconography as the trusted gold solidus, the government aimed to ensure public confidence and continuity in the currency system. The familiar image of the co-emperors, which was already established on the solidus, reinforced legitimacy and authority for the new denomination, which was valued at 1/12 of a solidus

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[kingbaldwinthe4th]

Patriarch Heraclius may not be typically depicted as a villain but I just don't like him 😑

[archaeologicalnews]

Buried treasure of 44 Byzantine gold coins found in nature reserve in Israel

Excavators in Israel have discovered a trove of 44 Byzantine gold coins and other valuables.

Coins from the hoard were minted by the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Emperor Phocas (A.D. 602 to 610) and Emperor Heraclius (A.D. 610 to 641). All of the pieces of money were gold solidus coins, which were common currency during the Byzantine era (circa A.D. 330 to 1453). Experts from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) dated the latest coins in the cache to the time of the Muslim conquest of Byzantine Palestine, which occurred in A.D. 635, according to a statement.

"Most of the coins are of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius," Gabriela Bijovsky, a numismatic expert with the IAA, said in the statement. "And what is particularly interesting is that in his early years as emperor, only his portrait was depicted on the coin, whereas after a short time, the images of his sons also appear. One can actually follow his sons growing up — from childhood until their image appears the same size as their father, who is depicted with a long beard." Read more.

[whencyclopedia]

Heraclius

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 by intrigues and ecclesiastical controversies which split the Christian church; worst of all, he could do nothing to halt the relentless march of the armies of the Arab Caliphate. Heraclius' reign was one of “what might have been?” but at least he saved the empire when at its lowest ebb and founded a dynasty which provided some much-needed political stability in the 7th century CE.

Succession as Emperor

Heraclius was born c. 574 CE, the son of the governor of Carthage, also known as Heraclius. In October 610 CE the future emperor was elected by his father to respond to a plea from the Senate in Constantinople to come and relieve them from the bloody tyrant Phokas (r. 602-610 CE). Heraclius was given command of a fleet which, when it was sighted from Constantinople, caused an immediate rebellion and the overthrow of Phokas right there and then. Heraclius, aged 36, was proclaimed the new emperor, and with his height, good looks, and golden locks he certainly looked the part but his empire was crumbling - already half the size of its former glory - and even more significantly, it was bankrupt.

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