Philippicus
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Philippikos Bardanes
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Philippicus (
Latin: Filepicus;[b] Greek: Φιλιππικός, romanized: Philippikós) was Byzantine emperor from 711 to 713. He took power in a coup against the unpopular emperor Justinian II, and was deposed in a similarly violent manner nineteen months later. During his brief reign, Philippicus supported monothelitism in Byzantine theological disputes, and saw conflict with the First Bulgarian Empire and the Umayyad Caliphate
.
Biography
Philippicus was originally named Bardanes (
Byzantinist historians Peter Charanis and Nicholas Adontz,[7] and disputed by Anthony Kaldellis.[8] Kaldellis adds that Bardanes was probably born and raised in the Byzantine realm, as his father Nicephorus possibly was. Contemporaneous sources attest to Bardanes' tutoring, scholarly interests, learning and eloquence, all of which were in Greek.[8] Byzantine historians Leslie Brubaker and John Haldon suggested Bardanes had some connection or affiliation with the Armenian Mamikonian family,[9] which Kaldellis also denies. Byzantine researcher Toby Bromige felt Kaldellis was too dismissive of the Armenian ancestry of certain Byzantine individuals.[10]
Relying on the support of the
Cherson by order of Justinian. Here, Bardanes, taking the name Philippicus, successfully incited the inhabitants to revolt with the help of the Khazars. The successful rebels seized Constantinople, and Justinian fled; Philippicus took the throne. Justinian was subsequently seized and beheaded; his son Tiberius was likewise apprehended by Philippicus's officers, Ioannes and Mauros, and killed in a church. Justinian's principal officers, such as Barasbakourios
, were also massacred.
Manasses Chronicle
Reign
Among the first acts of Philippicus were the deposition of
Asia Minor
.
In late May 713 the Opsikion troops rebelled in
Anastasius II
. He died in the same year.
See also
Notes
References
Citations
- ^ Katerkamp, Theodor (1840). Kerkelijke geschiedenis: bd. Van Rossum. p. 56.
- ^ J. W. van Loon (1863). Beknopt chronologisch Overzigt des Kerkgeschiedenis, in synchronistisch verband met de wereldgeschiedenis, etc. p. 86.
- ^ Maximus, Valerius (1536). VAL. MAX. LIBRI IX. Henricum Petrum. p. 537.
- ISBN 978-1-912667-39-0.
- ISBN 978-90-04-16669-1.
- JSTOR 1291127.
- ^ Charanis 1961, pp. 197, 205.
- ^ ISBN 978-0674986510.
- ISBN 978-0-521-43093-7.
- S2CID 233600380. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Theophanes 1982, p. 79.
Sources
- ISSN 0007-7712.
- Ostrogorsky, George (1956). History of the Byzantine State. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
- ISBN 0-8122-1128-6.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Philippicus". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Further reading
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford University Press, 1991.
External links
Media related to Philippicus (category) at Wikimedia Commons
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