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Maurikios; 539 – 27 November 602) was Byzantine emperor from 582 to 602 and the last member of the Justinian dynasty. A successful general, Maurice was chosen as heir and son-in-law by his predecessor Tiberius II . Maurice's reign was troubled by almost constant warfare. After he became emperor, he brought the war with Sasanian Persia to a ...
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Mauricius ( Latin: Mauricius, Greek: Μαυρίκιος, 539 - 27 November 602) was an Eastern Roman emperor and the last member of the Justinian dynasty. Maurice was a successful and skilled general and as a result, Emperor Tiberius II chose him as his heir and son-in-law. His reign was marked as troubled constant warfare from the Avars and ...
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emperor (582-602), Byzantine Empire. Maurice (born c. 539, Cappadocia—died 602, Constantinople) was an outstanding general and emperor (582–602) who helped transform the shattered late Roman Empire into a new and well-organized medieval Byzantine Empire. Maurice first entered the government as a notary but in 578 was made commander of the ...
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Maurice ( Latin: Mauricius; Greek: Μαυρίκιος, translit. Maurikios; 539 – 27 November 602) was Byzantine emperor from 582 to 602 and the last member of the Justinian dynasty. A successful general, Maurice was chosen as heir and son-in-law by his predecessor Tiberius II.
Maurice was a successful and skilled general and as a result, Emperor Tiberius II chose him as his heir and son-in-law. Mauricius was an Eastern Roman emperor and the last member of the Justinian dynasty.
