Justinian II
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Justinian II, nicknamed "the Slit-Nosed", was the last Byzantine emperor of the Heraclian dynasty, reigning from 685 to 695 and again from 705 to 711. Like his namesake predecessor, Justinian I, Justi
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Mutilation of Justinian II on the orders of Leontius in 695, miniature from a 15th century French manuscript.
Justinian and his son Tiberius, whom he crowned co-emperor in 706.
Justinian's II punitive squad robs Ravenna after the arrest of archbishop Felix in 709 as imagined in an artistic depiction from 1929.
The Byzantine Empire was ruled by emperors of the Heraclian dynasty from 610 to 711 AD. The Heraclian period encompassed the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628, the Early Muslim conquests, and major po
Justinian II
…Iustinianus; 668/69 – 4 November 711), nicknamed "the Slit-Nosed" (Greek: ὁ Ῥινότμητος, romanized: ho Rhīnótmētos), was the last Byzantine emperor of the Heraclian dynasty, reigning from 685 to 695 and again from 705 to 711. Like his namesake predecessor, Justinian I, Justinian II was an ambitious and passionate ruler who…
The Byzantine Empire after Heraclius reconquered the Eastern Provinces from the Sassanids.
Solidus of Heraclius' reign, showing his son Constantine III as co-emperor.
The Arsanias River, now known as the Murat River in modern Turkey.
Battle between Heraclius and the Persians. Fresco by Piero della Francesca, c. 1452