Fabia Eudokia (sometimes written Eudocia, c. 580 - 13 August 612) was a Byzantine Empress from 610 to 612. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events By Place Europe Sisebut succeeds Gundemar as king of the Visigoths. She was the first empress consort of Heraclius. Heraclius, or Herakleios (Flavius Heraclius Augustus;) (c 575 - February 11, 641) was a Byzantine Emperor, who ruled the East
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Family
She was a daughter of Rogas. The name of her father was recorded in the chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor. Saint Theophanes Confessor (c 758/760 &ndash March 12, 817/818 was a Byzantine aristocratic Ascetic monk and Chronicler He is venerated Rogas was a landowner in the 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
Empress
Her birth name was Fabia. She was bethrothed to Heraclius when the future Empire still resided in the Exarchate. Heraclius, or Herakleios (Flavius Heraclius Augustus;) (c 575 - February 11, 641) was a Byzantine Emperor, who ruled the East The Exarch at the time was her father-in-law Heraclius the Elder. Heraclius the Elder (Heraclius Ηράκλειος - An Armenian Exarch of Africa, the father of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius.
Heraclius had started a revolt against Phocas in 608. Flavius Phocas Augustus, (el Φωκάς Phokas; reigned 602–610 called the Tyrant, usurped the Byzantine throne from the Emperor Maurice Under unknown circumstances both Fabia and her mother-in-law Epiphania seem to have been captured by Phocas by 610. They spent their captivity in the monastery "Nea Metanoia" (New Repentance) and were used as hostages to prevent Heraclius from besieging Constantinople. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS
The two women were eventually released by members of the Green faction of Byzanrine chariot racing events. Chariot racing (ἁρματοδρομία/armatodromia was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine Sports Chariot They were delivered to Heraclius in the island on the island of Calonymus (now Calomio). Leaving him free to launch his successful assault. The Excubitors defected to his side and thus allowed him to enter the city without serious resistance. The Excubitors (Excubitores or Excubiti, literally "those out of bed" i
On 5 October 610, Heraclius was proclaimed Emperor. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople This article is about the year 610. Events By Place Byzantine Empire October 4 — Heraclius arrives On the same day they were married. She took the name Eudokia at this point. She was granted the title of Augusta.
They had two children.
- Eudoxia Epiphania, a daughter. Eudoxia Epiphania (also known as Epiphania, Eudocia or Eudokia) was the only daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius Born on 7 July 611. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death For the telephone number 611 see 6-1-1. Births Deaths Ceolwulf of Wessex Map-bms611 She was proclaimed Augusta on 4 October 612. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events By Place Europe Sisebut succeeds Gundemar as king of the Visigoths.
- Heraclius Constantine, a son, who went on to be Emperor Constantine III. Born on 3 May 612. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events By Place Europe Sisebut succeeds Gundemar as king of the Visigoths. Crowned co-emperor on 22 January 613. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events By Place Europe Clotaire II reunites the Frankish kingdoms by ordering the murder of Sigebert II.
Death
Eudokia died on 13 August, 612. According to the Chronographikon syntomon of Ecumenical Patriarch Nikephoros I of Constantinople, the cause of death was epilepsy. Epilepsy is a common chronic Neurological disorder that is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. According to Nikephoros, her funeral was accompanied with an incident revealing how popular she was with the general populace. A maidservant spat out of an upstairs window while the funeral procession was just below it. Maid is also a shortened form of " Maiden " an archaic word for an unmarried woman or a Virgin. The coffin was still open and the saliva reached the robes of the corpse. For the band see Saliva (band; for the village in Azerbaijan see Səliva. The crowds took offense and the girl was promptly seized. Finishing her life in an execution by burning. Execution by burning has a long history as a method of Punishment for Crimes such as Treason, Heresy and Witchcraft
Eudokia was buried in the Church of the Holy Apostles. For other structures of this name including in the Moscow Kremlin, see Church of the Holy Apostles (disambiguation. Heraclius went on to marry his niece Martina. Martina (died after 641 was the second Empress consort of Heraclius of the Byzantine Empire.
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Byzantine Empress consort 610–612 |
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Leontia was the Empress consort of Phocas of the Byzantine Empire. This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Martina (died after 641 was the second Empress consort of Heraclius of the Byzantine Empire.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic