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Heraclius
Heraclius , c.575-641, Byzantine emperor (610-41). The son of a governor of Africa, he succeeded the tyrant Phocas, whom he deposed and had executed. In the early years of his reign Avars and Bulgars threatened, attacking even Constantinople, and the Persians conquered Syria, Palestine, and Egypt. I... Read more
Monotheletism
Monotheletism or Monothelitism [Gr.,=one will], 7th-century opinion condemned as heretical by the Third Council of Constantinople in 680 (see Constantinople, Third Council of ). This doctrine, by declaring that Christ operated with but one will, although he had two natures, opposed the intent ... Read more
Saint Maximus
Saint Maximus c.580-662, Greek theologian. He was secretary to Emperor Heraclius and subsequently abbot at the monastery of Chrysopolis. To curb Monotheletism he went to Rome and persuaded Pope St. Martin I to convene the synod of 649, which denounced as heretical the Typus of Emperor Const... Read more
Nikopol
Nikopol , town (1993 pop. 4,897), N Bulgaria, a port on the Danube River bordering Romania. Farming, viticulture, and fishing are the chief occupations. Founded in 629 by Byzantine emperor Heraclius, Nikopol (then Nicopolis) became a flourishing trade and cultural center of the second Bulgarian king... Read more
Saint Martin I
Saint Martin I d. 655?, pope (649-55?), an Italian, b. Todi; successor of Theodore I. On his accession he summoned a great council at the Lateran, as St. Maximus had urged, to deal with Monotheletism , discussion of which had been forbidden by Byzantine Emperor Constans II . The council condemn... Read more
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , Iran. Azarbayejan, region, c.34,280 sq mi (88,785 sq km), NW Iran, divided into the provinces of East Azerbaijan (1996 pop. 3,325,540), West Azerbaijan (1996 pop. 2,496,320), and Ardabil (1996 pop. 1,168,011). The chief cities include Tabriz (the capital of East Azerbaijan), ... Read more
cross
cross widely used symbol. In various forms, it can be found in such diverse cultures as those of ancient India, Egypt, and pre-Columbian North America. It also is found in the megalithic monuments of Western Europe. In Christianity The most frequent use of a cross is among Christians, to ... Read more
Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire successor state to the Roman Empire (see under Rome ), also called Eastern Empire and East Roman Empire. It was named after Byzantium, which Emperor Constantine I rebuilt (AD 330) as Constantinople and made the capital of the entire Roman Empire. Although not foreseen at the tim... Read more
Egypt
Egypt , Arab. Misr, biblical Mizraim, officially Arab Republic of Egypt, republic (2005 est. pop. 77,506,000), 386,659 sq mi (1,001,449 sq km), NE Africa and SW Asia. It borders on the Mediterranean Sea in the north, Israel and the Red Sea in the east, Sudan in the south, and Libya in the west. ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Heraclius"

Heraclius
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Heraclius Heraclius (ca. 575-641) was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. Ascending...it new institutional and cultural direction. Born in Cappadocia, Heraclius was apparently of Armenian origins. His father, Heraclius, was a...
Monotheletism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...immediately adopted by Byzantine Emperor Heraclius , for political reasons, as a compromise...doubtful of the dogma, tended to support Heraclius. In 631, Cyrus of Phasis, patriarch...the question. Soon afterward (638) Heraclius published the Ecthesis, which defined...
Constans II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...68), son and successor of Constantine III and grandson of Heraclius I. Early in his reign Armenia and Asia Minor were invaded...extended the administrative reorganization of the empire begun by Heraclius . Assassinated, he was succeeded by his son, Constantine...
Byzantine Empire
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Emperor Maurice temporarily checked them in 591. The emperor Heraclius (610-41) defeated the Persians but was barely able to...Palestine, Egypt, Africa, and Sicily from the empire. Heraclius's attempt to reconcile Monophysitism and orthodoxy merely...
Persia
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...3rd century bc , the Parthians supplanted the Seleucids , Alexander's successors. In ad 224, Ardashir I established the Sassanid dynasty. Weakened by defeat by the Byzantines under Heraclius , the Arabs overran it in the 7th century.
Serbian Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America ...language is Serbian. HISTORY The Serbs settled in the Balkans in the seventh century during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius (610-41 a.d.). The Serbs are Slavs, whose prehistoric home had been in the general area of today's Byelorussia...
Rulers of the Byzantine Empire
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Justinian I (the Great) 527-65 Justin II 565-78 Tiberius II Constantinus 578-82 Maurice 582-602 Phocas 602-10 Heraclius 610-41 Constantine III and Heracleonas 641 Heracleonas 641 Constans II Pogonatus 641-68 Constantine IV 668-85 Justinian...
Nikopol
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...River bordering Romania. Farming, viticulture, and fishing are the chief occupations. Founded in 629 by Byzantine emperor Heraclius, Nikopol (then Nicopolis) became a flourishing trade and cultural center of the second Bulgarian kingdom. In 1396 at Nikopol...
Saint Martin I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...forbidden by Byzantine Emperor Constans II . The council condemned all Monothelete utterances, including the imperial edicts of Heraclius ( Ecthesis ) and Constans ( Typus ) and the private letter of Pope Honorius I . It also enunciated the Catholic dogma of two...
Saint Maximus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Saint Maximus c.580-662, Greek theologian. He was secretary to Emperor Heraclius and subsequently abbot at the monastery of Chrysopolis. To curb Monotheletism he went to Rome and persuaded Pope St. Martin I...

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Heraclius
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Heraclius (d. 641), emperor of the Eastern Empire from 610, who defeated the Persian Chosroes and recaptured the wood of the Cross; he became through this a hero of medieval legend.
Heraclius I
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Heraclius I (575–642) Byzantine emperor (610–41). He came to power having ousted the usurper Phocas, and set...
Monothelitism
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...only one will in Christ. Under the auspices of the Emp. Heraclius a formula seemingly acceptable to both Monophysites and Chalcedonians...taken up in the ‘ Ecthesis ’, issued by Heraclius in 638. This forbade the mention of one or two energies and...
Maximus the Confessor, St
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...Confessor, St ( c. 580–662), Greek theologian and ascetical writer. He was Imperial Secretary under the Emp. Heraclius . Having become a monk c. 614, he fled to Africa during the Persian invasion (626). From c. 640 he was a determined...
Ecthesis
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...x3C3;ις, ‘a statement of faith’). The formula issued in 638 by the Emp. Heraclius forbidding the mention of ‘energies’, whether one or two, in the Person of Christ and asserting that...
Sergius
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...and together they agreed that there was only one ‘will’ in Christ. This doctrine was promulgated by Heraclius I in the ‘Ecthesis’ , written by Sergius (638). The ‘Acathistus’ has sometimes...
Monophysitism
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...attempts were made to reconcile the Monophysites to the Catholics, including those by the Emps. Zeno , *Justinian I, and Heraclius , but separate hierarchies emerged to constitute the Armenian , *Coptic, *Ethiopian, and Syrian Orthodox Churches. In...

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Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: History Today; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...sterling] 50, US$70 ISBN: 0 521 81459 6 'HERACLIUS STILL APPEARS TO BE one of the strangest...detailed life of the Byzantine emperor, Heraclius. It is a major challenge. The sources for Heraclius' life are diverse and discordant and remain...
Heraclius: Emperor of Byzantium
Newspaper article from: Domes; 4/30/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. 359p. $75.00. ISBN: 0-5218-1459-6. This book attempts to investigate Heraclius as a man and an emperor, who confronted crises in both public and private dimensions of his life. He used guile to seize...
First Crusader: Byzantium's Holy Wars
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...an account of the wars of the emperor Heraclius (610-641), and an essay on medieval ideas of holy war. Its thesis is that Heraclius was the "first crusader," whose...Against Kolbaba, Regan insists that Heraclius and his troops fought a full-blown...
Rood awakening
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 8/17/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...recovered a decade later by Byzantine Emperor Heraclius, who crushed the Persians in a series...wood. The next day, in Jerusalem, Heraclius and the Jerusalem Patriarch raised the...Cross, situated in the valley where Heraclius spent the night. Constructed in 1039...
The Empire of The East
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/9/1989; ; 700+ words ; ...are told that every time the Emperor Heraclius (610-641) "voided water...offered, though earlier, speaking of Heraclius, Norwich asserts that this emperor...substantial than how Theodora copulated and Heraclius urinated. But does Norwich really envisage...
Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century, vol. 1.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...C.E., to the end of the reign of Heraclius, in 641. The bulk of these volumes...coverage of the reigns of Phokas and Heraclius here. The reign of Phokas simply has...issues of the later parts of the reign of Heraclius. Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth...
Kingdoms not of this world
Magazine article from: New Statesman; 4/6/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...followers of the Prophet sent an embassy to Heraclius, the Christian emperor in Constantinople...Britain of New Labour. Nevertheless, Heraclius 's simile does pose in peculiarly acute...even while following in the footsteps of Heraclius by launching an invasion of Mesopotamia...
First Crusader: Byzantium's Holy Wars.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Church and State; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Persian forces, the charismatic emperor Heraclius articulated the enduring Byzantine conviction...Diocletian's state is "totalitiarian," Heraclius's policy is "almost Napoleonic...history. I applaud Reagan's choice of Heraclius as a means for introducing Byzantine...
East Rome, Sasanian Persia and the end of antiquity.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2006; 552 words ; ...Byzantine Anxitene; the official history of Heraclius's Persian campaigns; an examination of...Movses Daskhurantsi, Armenian historians of Heraclius; the siege of Constantinople in 626; Heraclius's Persona campaigns and the revival of...
Surat al-Rum: a study of the exegetical literature.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...early part of the seventh century. At the time of the emperor Heraclius' accession, the Persians were menacing the Byzantine Empire...advance, occupying Egypt between 617 and 619. The emperor Heraclius eventually took the offensive, conducting campaigns against...