Konstantios (co-emperor of Thomas)
Constantius ( Middle Greek Κωνστάντιος ; † 821 in Asia Minor) was the adopted son and co-regent of the Byzantine counter-emperor Thomas the Slav .
Life
After Emperor Leo V was murdered in December 820 at the instigation of General Michael , Thomas rebelled against the new ruler in Constantinople and was crowned emperor in Asia Minor with the backing of Caliph Al-Ma'mun . On this occasion or shortly afterwards one of his military leaders was adopted by him under the name Konstantios and most likely made co-emperor. In the prosopography of the Middle Byzantine period , it is assumed that Thomas wanted to put the legitimacy of his claims on a broader basis in this way.
Constantius was supposed to keep his back free to Thomas during his advance on Constantinople with a strong army detachment in Asia Minor and to subdue the subjects of the Armeniakon and Opsikion , which were still related to Michael II. However, he suffered a heavy defeat against Olbianos , the strategos of Armeniakon, in 821 and was beheaded to death. In his place, Thomas adopted a certain Anastasios as co-regent.
swell
- Joseph Genesios 2, 4
- Johannes Skylitzes 29-30
- Theophanes Continuatus 2, 10-13
- Johannes Zonaras 15, 22
literature
- Helga Köpstein : Thomas. Rebel and anti-emperor in Byzantium (= illustrated historical booklets . Vol. 39). Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften, Berlin 1986, p. 21.
- Ralph-Johannes Lilie , Claudia Ludwig, Thomas Pratsch, Ilse Rochow, Beate Zielke: Prosopography of the Middle Byzantine Period . 1st department: (641−867). Volume 2: Georgios (# 2183) - Leon (# 4270). Created after preliminary work by F. Winkelmann . Published by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences. De Gruyter, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-11-016672-0 , p. 599 No. 4056.
- Warren T. Treadgold : The Byzantine Revival, 780-842 . Stanford University Press, Stanford 1988, ISBN 0-8047-1462-2 , pp. 233-237.
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SURNAME | Constantios |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Κωνστάντιος (Greek) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Byzantine usurper, co-regent Thomas the Slav |
DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century or 9th century |
DATE OF DEATH | 821 |
Place of death | Asia Minor |