Tiberius (son of Justinian II)

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Tiberius
Eastern Roman Empire
(now Istanbul, Turkey)
DynastyHeraclian
FatherJustinian II
MotherTheodora of Khazaria

Tiberius (

crucified
.

History

In 705,

Byzantine Senate and the young co-emperor Tiberius, before Constantine went on to meet Justinian II.[5][6]

In 711, the

St. Mary's Church in Blachernae, for sanctuary. He was pursued by men sent by Bardanes, who dragged him from the altar and murdered him outside of the church.[10]

Two separate individuals later arose claiming to be Tiberius: one in 717/718 during the

crucified in Edessa.[12]

Numismatics

Tiberius can be found on

reverse of the coins, alongside Justinian II. On the reverse, Tiberius and Justinian II both wear crowns, loros, and chlamys, and hold cross potents in their hands. The legend of the reverse reads: "Domini Nostri Iustinianus et Tiberius Perpetui Augusti", meaning "Our Lords Justinian and Tiberius, the Eternal Emperors".[13]

References

Primary sources

Citations

  1. ^ a b Venning & Harris 2006, p. 190.
  2. ^ Crawford 2013, p. 201.
  3. ^ Bellinger & Grierson 1968, p. 644.
  4. ^ a b Bury 1889, p. 361.
  5. ^ a b Haldon 2016, p. 50.
  6. ^ Venning & Harris 2006, p. 192.
  7. ^ De Imperatoribus Romanis.
  8. ^ Norwich 1990, p. 343.
  9. ^ Bury 1889, p. 365.
  10. ^ Bury 1889, pp. 365–366.
  11. ^ a b Motzki 2016, p. 224.
  12. ^ Hoyland 2011, p. 234.
  13. ^ Curta & Holt 2016, p. 388.
  14. ^ Hoyland 2011, p. 12.
  15. ^ Cook 2004, p. 43.
  16. ^ Green 1992, p. 92.

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