- For the Christian martyr St. Eutychius, see Saint Placidus (martyr). Saint Placidus ( Placitus) along with Saints Eutychius ( Euticius) Victorinus and their sister Flavia, Donatus There is another St. Eutychius who was a companion of Proculus of Pozzuoli. Saint Proculus (Proclus of Pozzuoli (San Procolo was martyred around 305 AD at the same time as Saint Januarius. See also Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople and Patriarch Eutychius of Alexandria. Eutychius (c512 - 5 April 582) considered a Saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Christian traditions was the Patriarch Eutychius or Sa'id ibn Batriq or Bitriq, born 10 September 877 d
Eutychius (d. 752) was the last Exarch of Ravenna (c. Events By Place Europe Cuthred of Wessex leads a successful rebellion against Aethelbald of Mercia at Battle Edge, The Exarchate of Ravenna or of Italy was a centre of Byzantine power in Italy, from the end of the 6th century to 751, when the 727-752). Events By Topic Religion Pope Gregory II condemns Iconoclasm, causing Byzantine Italy to break with the Empire
The entire exarchate had risen in revolt in response to imposition of iconoclasm in 727; the Lombards, the papacy, and the Italian cities all moved to eliminate Byzantine authority. Iconoclasm, Greek for "image-breaking" is the deliberate destruction within a culture of the culture's own religious Icons and other symbols or monuments The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Emperor Leo III sent Eutychius to take control of the situation. Leo III the Isaurian ' or the Syrian ' ( Greek: Λέων Γ΄ Leōn III) (c Eutychius arrived in Naples, where he ordered an assassination attempt on Pope Gregory II's life. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Pope When the attempt failed, Eutychius turned his attention to the Lombards. His attempts to bribe them eventually gained results; the Lombard King Liutprand was promised assistance in subjecting the duchies of Benevento and Spoleto to his authority, in exchange for the king's help in removing the pope. Liutprand was the king of the Lombards from 712 to 744 and is chiefly remembered for his Donation of Sutri, in 728 and his long reign which brought him into a series The Duchy and later Principality of Benevento was the southernmost Lombard duchy in medieval Italy centred on Benevento, a city central in the Mezzogiorno The independent Duchy of Spoleto was a Lombard territory founded about 570 in Central Italy by the Lombard Dux Faroald. Gregory, however, met with Liutprand, and convinced him to abandon the effort; Eutychius was still given troops to help put down the rebellions within the exarchate.
Conflict with the Lombards resulted in disaster in 737, when the city of Ravenna was seized by Liutprand. Events By Place Europe Battle of Narbonne: The Frankish army under Charles Martel again defeats the Moors Ravenna is a City and Comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Further warfare erupted in 739. Events By Place Europe Charles Martel drives the Moors out of France. Pope Gregory III had supported the dukes of Benevento and Spoleto against Liutprand, causing the latter to invade central Italy. Gregory III (died November 29, 741) was Pope from 731 to 741 A Syrian by birth he succeeded Gregory II in March 731 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The exarchate, as well as the Duchy of Rome, was ravaged. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 In 740 Eutychius and Gregory appealed to Venice to liberate Ravenna, which they succeeded in doing. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Nevertheless, it was clear the Byzantine authority in Italy was falling apart, an inevitability that caused the pope to appeal to Charles Martel of the Franks that same year. Charles "The Hammer" Martel (Carolus Martellus Charles "the Hammer" (ca The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group
Shortly after the ascension of Pope Zachary in 741, Liutprand again planned to capture Ravenna. This article is about the year 741 For the 741 Integrated circuit, see Operational amplifier. Zachary, however, marched north; he met Eutychius near Rimini, and then entered Ravenna to the joy of the local citizenry. Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. Continuing on to the Lombard capital of Pavia, Zachary convinced Liutprand to abort the expedition, and to restore some of the territory he had captured. Pavia (pronounced Pavìa,) the ancient Ticinum, is a town and Comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south Several years later, however, the new Lombard king Aistulf captured Ravenna in 751, and around this time Eutychius was killed fighting against the Lombards. Aistulf (749 - d756 was the Duke of Friuli from 744 king of Lombards from 749 and duke of Spoleto from 751 Events By Place Europe Pepin the Short is elected as king of the Franks by the Frankish nobility marking the end of the His death put an end to the Exarchate of Ravenna; the papacy, however, would claim the former imperial territory, and assisted the help of the Franks in recovering it.
| Preceded by Paul |
Exarch of Ravenna 728–752 |
No successor: Exarchate conquered by the Lombards. Paul was the Exarch of Ravenna from 726 to 727 In 727 the exarchate was in revolt against the imperial imposition of Iconoclasm. The Exarchate of Ravenna or of Italy was a centre of Byzantine power in Italy, from the end of the 6th century to 751, when the Events By Place Europe Liutprand King of the Lombards occupies all of the exarchate. Events By Place Europe Cuthred of Wessex leads a successful rebellion against Aethelbald of Mercia at Battle Edge, The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from |
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