Heraclius

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:birthDate c. 575
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cappadocia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_the_Holy_Apostles
gptkbp:children gptkb:David
gptkb:Constantine_III
gptkb:Epiphania
gptkb:Heraklonas
At least 10 children
gptkbp:coins introduced new gold solidus design
gptkbp:coronationDate 5 October 610
gptkbp:deathDate 11 February 641
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Heraclian_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Heraclius_the_Elder
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Heraclius
gptkbp:legacy his reign marked the transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages
considered one of the most important Byzantine emperors
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:Muslim_conquest_of_the_Levant
gptkb:Byzantine–Sassanid_War_of_602–628
gptkb:Muslim_conquest_of_Egypt
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Epiphania
gptkbp:notableAchievement led campaigns against the Sassanid Empire
lost territories to early Muslim conquests
recovered the True Cross from the Persians
reformed the Byzantine military
introduced Greek as the official language of the Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:notableEvent attempted religious compromise with Monothelitism
entered Jerusalem in 629
faced the rise of Islam
negotiated peace with Khosrow II's successor, Kavadh II
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Phocas
gptkbp:reignEnd 11 February 641
gptkbp:reignStart 5 October 610
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Chalcedonian_Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eudokia
gptkb:Martina
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Constantine_III
gptkb:Heraklonas
gptkbp:title gptkb:Basileus
Augustus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4