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Bardanes
Byzantine Emperor (–714) Biographical Byzantine Emperor 711–13 Bardanes had risen to prominence by 702, prompting Emperor Tiberios II to exile him to the Ionian island of Cephalonia due to his perceived aspirations to the throne. However, after being recalled by Justinian II, he was sent to quell a revolt in Cherson. Instead of suppressing the rebels, Bardanes joined forces with them and declared himself emperor, adopting the Greek name Philippicus. With the support of the Khazar khagan and disaffected Byzantine troops, he sailed to Constantinople in 711, seized the throne, and had Justinian and his family executed. Philippicus's support for Monotheletism is often linked to his possible Armenian heritage. Upon entering Constantinople, he convened a synod that repudiated the Third Council, which had condemned Monotheletism in 680. He ordered the removal of depictions related to the Third Council and had the names of those condemned reinstated. In 711, he deposed Patriarch Cyrus for refusing to endorse the new doctrine and replaced him with John VI the following year. Because of these actions, Pope Constantine refused to recognise him as emperor. Philippicus's foreign policy was disastrous, marked by several military failures: in 712, he resettled Armenians to Melitene and Armenia IV, while Umayyad general Maslama took Amaseia, and Tervel Khan of the Bulgarians ravaged Thrace. Between 712 and 713, the Arabs sacked Antioch of Pisidia. Ultimately, a military conspiracy led by officers from the Opsikion faction deposed Philippicus, blinding him and installing his chief secretary, Artemius, as Emperor Anastasius II. Place of birth: Armenia Place of death: Constantinople Place of burial: Dalmatoi Monastery Son of patricius Nicephorus of Pergamum |
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