Konstantin IV

Konstantin IV
Konstantin IV
	Greek Κωνσταντίνος Δ ' ; lat Constantinus IV Pogonatus
	; Coin with a portrait of Constantine IV
Byzantine emperor
	668 - 685
Predecessor	Constants II
Successor	Justinian II
Birth	; ;
Death	; ;
Burial place	;
Kind	Irakli dynasty
Father	Constants II
Mother
Spouse	Anastasia
Children	1) Justinian II ; 2) Heraclius
Religion	Christianity

Constantine IV ( 652 - 685 ) - Byzantine emperor from 668 to 685 . The representative of the Irakli dynasty . The eldest son of Constant II ^[1] .

In history, Constantine IV remained with the nickname "Pogonat" (Bearded), although, apparently, in reality it was the nickname of his father, Constant II ^[2] .

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Biography

Reign

He remained in Constantinople after his father left for Italy (where he was killed in Syracuse ). He was proclaimed by the citizens of the capital as emperor. The Syracusans elected the Armenian Miziziy emperor , who called on the Saracens to help. But Constantine quickly suppressed the rebellion and punished his leaders. Then, his brothers Tiberius and Heraclius, who had the titles of Augustus, opposed Constantine. Relying on the Asian legions, they demanded to share power with them, citing the example of the Holy Trinity . But Constantine ordered the execution of representatives of the legions that brought him this demand. Frightening the rebels, he led them to obedience. He forgave the brothers and freed from punishment. When they resumed their assassination attempts in 682 , he ordered their noses to be cut off (physical deformity deprived of the right to the throne) and deprived of their August titles.

Emperor Constantine IV confers privileges on the Church of the Plains (mosaic of the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe )

He waged many years of heavy war with the Arab caliphate . In 678, the Arabs besieged Constantinople , and only the Greek fire saved the capital. Constantine made peace with the Caliph Muaviya . Borders remained unchanged. In the years 680 - 681, he fought with the Bulgarians of Khan Asparuh , who crossed the Danube after the collapse of Great Bulgaria . He failed in the battle of Ongal and recognized the creation of a new Bulgarian state , occupying some of the Thracian lands of the empire.

He convened the 6th Ecumenical Council (III of Constantinople) in 680–681, confirming the condemnation of monotheelism (after the Arab invasion, most of the Maronites remained on the lands occupied by the Arabs).

The emperor died at the age of 33 of dysentery , having managed to declare his son Justinian II co-ruler and successor.

Family

From the wife of Anastasia had two sons:

Justinian II
Heraclius (d. After 684)

In the movie

" Khan Asparuh " - dir. Lyudmil Staykov (Bulgaria, 1981). In the role of Konstantin IV - Joseph Srchadzhiev.

Notes

↑ Lovyagin A.M. Konstantin IV // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
↑ Norwich, John Julius (1990), Byzantium: The Early Centuries, Penguin, ISBN 0-14-011447-5 . p. 316.

Literature

The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium : [ eng. ] : in 3 vol. / ed. by Dr. Alexander Kazhdan . - N. Y .; Oxford: Oxford University Press , 1991 .-- 2232 p. - ISBN 0-19-504652-8 .

[1] Lovyagin A.M. Konstantin IV // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.

[2] Norwich, John Julius (1990), Byzantium: The Early Centuries, Penguin, ISBN 0-14-011447-5 . p. 316.