John Athalarichos
John Athalarichos (
Life
Athalarichos first appears in 622, when he was sent, along with Heraclius' nephew Stephen and John, the illegitimate son of the
In 635 or 637, some
The scheme was never executed, as an informer among the conspirators told the imperial court that Athalarichos was planning a coup attempt. Once Heraclius confirmed the story, he ordered the arrest of everyone involved.[3] His advisers recommended the plotters be executed, but Heraclius was quoted by the historian Sebeos as saying, "Since you did as you did with regard to me and did not want to dip your hand into my blood and the blood of my sons, I shall not reach for you and your sons. Go where I order you, and I will have mercy upon you."
While he did spare their lives, Heraclius ordered the amputation of each plotter's nose and hands. In addition to being thus mutilated, Athalarichos was exiled to Prinkipo, one of the Princes' Islands.[6] Theodore received the same treatment, but was sent to Gaudomelete (possibly modern day Gozo) with additional instructions to cut off one leg.[6]
References
- ^ Kaegi 2003, p. 120.
- ^ a b Charanis 1959, p. 34.
- ^ a b c Sebeos; Translated from Old Armenian by Robert Bedrosian. "Sebeos History:A History of Heraclius". History Workshop. Archived from the original on December 9, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
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- ^ Martindale, Jones & Morris (1992), pp. 706, 1282–1285, 1363–1364.
- ^ a b Nicephorus, ed. Mango (1990), p. 73.
Sources
- Charanis, Peter (1959), "Ethnic Changes in the Byzantine Empire in the Seventh Century", JSTOR 1291127
- Kaegi, Walter Emil (27 March 2003), Heraclius: emperor of Byzantium (2003 ed.), ISBN 0-521-81459-6
- ISBN 0-88402-184-X
- Martindale, John R.; Jones, A.H.M.; Morris, John (1992), The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire - Volume III, AD 527–641, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-20160-8