Heraclius
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Heraclius was a 7th-century Byzantine emperor best known for his military campaigns against the Sassanian Persians and early Muslim armies, as well as for reorganizing the empire’s administration and army during a period of major crisis.
All labels observed (12)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine emperor
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Khosrow II
ⓘ
Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ Sasanian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Sassanian Empire
|
| birthDate | circa 575 ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| child |
Constantine III
ⓘ
David Tiberius ⓘ Fabius ⓘ Heraclius self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Heraclius Constantine
Heraklonas ⓘ Martina ⓘ
surface form:
Martina the Younger
|
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 641-02-11 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Heraclian dynasty ⓘ |
| era | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| father |
Heraclius
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Heraclius the Elder
|
| givenName | Heraclius self-link ⓘ |
| implemented | thematic system (early forms) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading long-distance campaigns deep into Persian territory
ⓘ
reforming the Byzantine military structure ⓘ reforming the Byzantine provincial administration ⓘ restoring the Byzantine Empire after a period of crisis ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Battle of Nineveh (627)
ⓘ
Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
surface form:
early Arab–Byzantine wars
|
| notableAchievement |
defense of the empire against early Muslim Arab armies
ⓘ
military campaigns against the Sassanian Empire ⓘ recovery of the True Cross from the Persians ⓘ |
| notableWork | reorganization of the Byzantine army and administration ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Church of the Holy Apostles
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople
|
| positionHeld |
Byzantine emperors
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
|
| predecessor |
Emperor Phocas
ⓘ
surface form:
Phocas
|
| reignEnd | 641-02-11 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 610-10-05 ⓘ |
| religion | Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | promotion of Monothelitism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
overthrow of Emperor Phocas in 610
ⓘ
peace treaty with Kavadh II in 628 ⓘ |
| spouse |
Fabia Eudokia
ⓘ
Martina ⓘ |
| successor |
Constantine III
ⓘ
Heraklonas ⓘ |
| title |
Autokrator
ⓘ
Basileus ⓘ |
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Subject: Heraclius Description of subject: Heraclius was a 7th-century Byzantine emperor best known for his military campaigns against the Sassanian Persians and early Muslim armies, as well as for reorganizing the empire’s administration and army during a period of major crisis.
Referenced by (66)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Byzantine Emperor Heraclius
this entity surface form:
Emperor Heraclius
subject surface form:
Constantine IV
this entity surface form:
Heraclius (son of Constans II)
subject surface form:
Constantine IV
this entity surface form:
Heraclius (son of Constantine IV)
this entity surface form:
Emperor Heraclius
subject surface form:
Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople
this entity surface form:
Emperor Heraclius
this entity surface form:
Emperor Heraclius
this entity surface form:
Emperor Heraclius
subject surface form:
Pope Honorius I
this entity surface form:
Byzantine Emperor Heraclius
this entity surface form:
Heraclius the Elder
this entity surface form:
Heraclius Constantine
subject surface form:
Ekthesis
subject surface form:
Constans II
subject surface form:
Constans II
this entity surface form:
Emperor Heraclius
this entity surface form:
Heraclius the Elder
subject surface form:
Phocas
this entity surface form:
Emperor Heraclius
this entity surface form:
Emperor Heraclius
this entity surface form:
Byzantine Empire – Heraclius
this entity surface form:
Heraclius (Byzantine emperor)
this entity surface form:
Heraclius, Byzantine emperor