De expeditione Heraclii imperatoris

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De expeditione Heraclii imperatoris is a Byzantine Greek epic poem by George of Pisidia that celebrates Emperor Heraclius’s military campaigns against the Persians in the early 7th century.

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instanceOf Byzantine Greek epic poem
literary work
associatedPerson Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople NERFINISHED
associatedWith Constantinople NERFINISHED
author George of Pisidia NERFINISHED
commemorates Heraclius’s victories over the Persians
composedIn 7th century
contrasts Byzantine Christian piety with Persian enemies
countryOfOrigin Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
culturalSphere Eastern Roman (Byzantine) culture
depicts campaigns of Emperor Heraclius in the early 7th century
wars between the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire
describes campaigns against the Sasanian king Khosrow II
focusesOn Heraclius’s eastern campaigns
genre epic poetry
panegyric
hasProtagonist Emperor Heraclius NERFINISHED
historicalContext Byzantine–Sasanian conflict over the Near East NERFINISHED
historicalGenre historical epic
influencedBy Christian theology
classical Greek epic tradition
intendedAudience Byzantine imperial court
language Byzantine Greek
literaryForm political-heroic epic
literaryFunction imperial propaganda
literaryPeriod Early Byzantine period
literaryTradition Byzantine literature
mainSubject Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 NERFINISHED
Heraclius NERFINISHED
military campaign against the Sasanian Persians
meter Byzantine accentual verse (political verse or related form)
narrativePerspective supporter of Heraclius
originalLanguage Greek
placeOfComposition Constantinople (probable) NERFINISHED
politicalOrientation pro-imperial
portraysAs Heraclius as divinely aided ruler
praises Christian God for military success NERFINISHED
Emperor Heraclius NERFINISHED
preservedAs medieval manuscript tradition
relatedWorkByAuthor Bellum Avaricum NERFINISHED
Heraclias NERFINISHED
religiousContext Christian
scholarlyField Byzantine studies
studiedIn classics and medieval Greek philology
timeOfSetting early 7th century
uses classical and biblical imagery
workTitleInEnglish On the Expedition of Emperor Heraclius NERFINISHED
workTitleInLatin De expeditione Heraclii imperatoris NERFINISHED

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George of Pisidia notableWork De expeditione Heraclii imperatoris