| Tiberios III | |
| Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire | |
 | |
| Reign | 698 – 705 |
|---|---|
| Died | 705 |
| Predecessor | Leontios |
| Successor | Justinian II |
| Dynasty | Heraclian Dynasty |
Tiberios III or Tiberius III (Greek: Τιβέριος Γ'), (d. An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Events By Place Byzantine Empire Tiberius III deposes Leontius and becomes Byzantine Emperor. Alternate meanings Area code 705; Project 705; Life 705 Events By Place Asia February 20 Alternate meanings Area code 705; Project 705; Life 705 Events By Place Asia February 20 Leontios or Leontius (Λεόντιος LEONTIVS (d 705 was Byzantine emperor from 695 to 698 Justinian II (Ιουστινιανός Β΄ Ioustinianos II; 669&ndashDecember 711 known as Rinotmetos or Rhinotmetus (Ρινότμητος Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly 705), was Byzantine emperor from 698 to 705. Alternate meanings Area code 705; Project 705; Life 705 Events By Place Asia February 20 This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians
Tiberius was a Germanic navy officer originally named Apsimarus (Αψίμαρος), who rose to the position of droungarios of the Cibyrrhaeotic Theme. A droungarios, also spelled drungarios (δρουγγάριος drungarius or in its English form drungary, was a Military rank of the late Roman He participated in the failed campaign to regain Carthage in 698. The Battle of Carthage was fought in 698 CE between a Byzantine expeditionary force and the armies of the Umayyad Caliphate. As admiral John the Patrician retreated from Carthage to Crete, the fleet rebelled, deposed their commander, and chose Apsimaros as his replacement. Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the Apsimaros sailed on Constantinople and besieged it. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS His revolution attracted detachments from the field army and the imperial guard, and officers loyal to him opened the gates of the city and proclaimed him emperor. He ordered the nose of deposed Emperor Leontius cut off; ironically, Leontios had visited this same punishment on his predecessor Justinian II. Leontios or Leontius (Λεόντιος LEONTIVS (d 705 was Byzantine emperor from 695 to 698 Justinian II (Ιουστινιανός Β΄ Ioustinianos II; 669&ndashDecember 711 known as Rinotmetos or Rhinotmetus (Ρινότμητος
As emperor, Tiberius III ignored Africa, where Carthage was now definitively lost, but attacked the Umayyad Caliphate under Abd al-Malik in the east, winning minor victories while raiding into Syria in 701. The Caliph is the Head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646-705 (عبد الملك بن مروان was the 5th Umayyad Caliph. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Arab reprisals in 703 and 704 were repelled from Cilicia. Geography Cilicia extended along the Aegean coast east from Pamphylia, to Mount Amanus ( Gavurdağı Mount) which separated it from Syria Meanwhile, in 704, Justinian II escaped from exile in Cherson, fleeing to the court of the khagan of the Khazars, Busir Glavan. Justinian II (Ιουστινιανός Β΄ Ioustinianos II; 669&ndashDecember 711 known as Rinotmetos or Rhinotmetus (Ρινότμητος Chersonesos (Χερσόνησος Chersonesus Old East Slavic: Корсунь Korsun; Херсонес Khersones; also transliterated as Chersonese For other titles related to and uses of Khan, see that article Origin The title "Kazar" redirects here for the Marvel Comics character see Ka-Zar; for the village in Azerbaijan see Xəzər. Busir or Busir Glavan (in Greek, Ibouzir or Ibousiros Gliabanos) was Khagan of the Khazars in the Tiberius paid a bounty to Busir to have Justinian killed, but Justinian, who had married the khagan's sister and been warned by her, made his way back to Constantinople with the help of Tervel of Bulgaria in 705. Tervel (Тервел also called Tarvel, or Terval, or Terbelis in some Byzantine sources was the ruler of the Bulgars at the beginning Managing to enter Constantinople with some of his supporters, Justinian easily regained control, and had Tiberius arrested and executed in the Hippodrome together with Leontios. A Hippodrome (Gr from hippos, horse and dromos, race course was a course provided by the Greeks for Horse racing and Chariot racing A little later the same punishment was inflicted upon Tiberius' brother Heraclius, whom he had appointed strategos of the Anatolic theme. For the board game see Stratego. "Strategus" redirects here
References
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford University Press, 1991. The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (often abbreviated to ODB) is a three volume book by the Oxford University Press.
External links
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Tiberios III Heraclian Dynasty Born: 7th century Died: 705 | ||
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| Preceded by Leontius | Byzantine Emperor 698–705 | Succeeded by Justinian II |
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