Tiberius (son of Maurice)
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Tiberius was a son of Maurice
, Byzantine emperor and his wife Constantina
. He was executed by new emperor Phocas
.
Theophylact Simocatta
(Book 8, Chapter 11) reports that Tiberius would have played a significant role in the succession of his father. The will of Maurice would have declared him a co-emperor and ruler of his own areas of the Byzantine Empire
. Said areas were old Rome
, Italia and the islands of the Tyrrhenian Sea
. John Bagnell Bury
points that the will was devised in the 15th year of Maurice's reign (597/598) on the occasion of a severe illness. Reports on its contents came from the early reign of Heraclius
, almost a decade following the death of Maurice and his sons. "He assigned New Rome
and "the East" to his eldest son Theodosius
; Old Rome, Italy, and the western islands to his second son Tiberius; while the remaining provinces were to be divided among his other sons, and Domitian of Melitene was appointed their guardian." Bury considered it likely that one of the younger sons would have received Illyricum
, another would have inherited Africa
. Maurice's plans for division of the empire were derailed by Phocas' revolution. .
Maurice (emperor)
Maurice was Byzantine Emperor from 582 to 602.A prominent general in his youth, Maurice fought with success against the Sassanid Persians...
, Byzantine emperor and his wife Constantina
Constantina (empress)
Constantina was the Empress consort of Maurice of the Byzantine Empire.-Family:Constantina was a daughter of Tiberius II Constantine and his wife Ino Anastasia. Her parentage was recorded in the chronicles of Theophylact Simocatta, Paul the Deacon and John of Biclaro.The Georgian Chronicle...
. He was executed by new emperor Phocas
Phocas
Phocas was Byzantine Emperor from 602 to 610. He usurped the throne from the Emperor Maurice, and was himself overthrown by Heraclius after losing a civil war.-Origins:...
.
Theophylact Simocatta
Theophylact Simocatta
Theophylact Simocatta was an early seventh-century Byzantine historiographer, arguably ranking as the last historian of Late Antiquity, writing in the time of Heraclius about the late Emperor Maurice .-Life:His history of the reign of emperor Maurice is in eight books...
(Book 8, Chapter 11) reports that Tiberius would have played a significant role in the succession of his father. The will of Maurice would have declared him a co-emperor and ruler of his own areas of the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
. Said areas were old Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italia and the islands of the Tyrrhenian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.-Geography:The sea is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia , Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata and Calabria and Sicily ....
. John Bagnell Bury
J. B. Bury
John Bagnell Bury , known as J. B. Bury, was an Irish historian, classical scholar, Byzantinist and philologist.-Biography:...
points that the will was devised in the 15th year of Maurice's reign (597/598) on the occasion of a severe illness. Reports on its contents came from the early reign of Heraclius
Heraclius
Heraclius was Byzantine Emperor from 610 to 641.He was responsible for introducing Greek as the empire's official language. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, the exarch of Africa, successfully led a revolt against the unpopular usurper Phocas.Heraclius'...
, almost a decade following the death of Maurice and his sons. "He assigned New Rome
New Rome
The term "New Rome" has been used in the following contexts:* "Nova Roma" is traditionally reported to be the Latin name given by emperor Constantine the Great to the new imperial capital he founded in 324 at the city on the European coast of the Bosporus strait, known as Byzantium until then and...
and "the East" to his eldest son Theodosius
Theodosius (son of Maurice)
Theodosius was the eldest son of Byzantine Emperor Maurice and was co-emperor from 590 until his deposition and execution during a military revolt in November 602. Along with his father-in-law Germanus, he was briefly proposed as successor to Maurice by the troops, but the army eventually...
; Old Rome, Italy, and the western islands to his second son Tiberius; while the remaining provinces were to be divided among his other sons, and Domitian of Melitene was appointed their guardian." Bury considered it likely that one of the younger sons would have received Illyricum
Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum
The praetorian prefecture of Illyricum was one of four praetorian prefectures into which the Late Roman Empire was divided.The administrative centre of the prefecture was Sirmium , and, after 379, Thessalonica...
, another would have inherited Africa
Exarchate of Africa
The Exarchate of Africa or of Carthage, after its capital, was the name of an administrative division of the Eastern Roman Empire encompassing its possessions on the Western Mediterranean, ruled by an exarch, or viceroy...
. Maurice's plans for division of the empire were derailed by Phocas' revolution. .