Heraclius. A Commander in the Service of Leo I and Zeno

• Authors: Mirosław J. Leszka

Abstracts

EN

Heraclius’ career, the one that can be traced in primary sources, lasted seven years. In its course he held the position of comes rei militaris and, perhaps, magister militum vacans and magister militum per Thracias. His greatest victories came in a war against the Vandals. They forced Gaiseric, the Vandal’s leader to undertake peace negotiations. However, these victories were eclipsed by Heraclius’ failures in the fight against Theodoric Strabo’s Goths and by the shameful circumstances of his death.

Keywords

EN

Heraclius; Emperor Leo; Emperor Zeno; the Vandals; the Goths

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Studia Ceranea
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 13
• Pages: 555-563

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Mirosław J. Leszka

• University of Lodz, Faculty of Philosophy and History, Institute of History, Department of Byzantine Studies

• https://orcid.org/0000000326434520

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18778/2084-140X.13.44

Biblioteka Nauki

31335259