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Dec 7, 2017 · Definition. by Mark Cartwright. published on 07 December 2017. Available in other languages: Catalan, French, Spanish. Subscribe to topic Subscribe to author. Constans II. Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. (CC BY-SA) Constans II (aka Konstans II) was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 641 to 668 CE.
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Constans II [b] ( Greek: Κώνστας, translit. Kōnstas; 7 November 630 – 15 July 668), also called " the Bearded " ( Latin: Pogonatus; Greek: ὁ Πωγωνᾶτος, translit. ho Pōgōnãtos ), [c] was the Byzantine emperor from 641 to 668. Constans was the last attested emperor to serve as consul, in 642, [8] [9] [d] although the office continued to exist until the reign of Leo VI ...
Jan 22, 2000 · Constans II, son of Heraclius Constantine and Gregoria, was born in Constantinople on November 7, 630. While he was christened Flavius Heraclius, he ruled as Constantine, was also known as Constans and nicknamed "Pogonatas," because of his thick beard. He married Fausta and had three sons: Constantine IV, Heraclius, and Tiberius.
Constans II (aka Konstans II) was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 641 to 668 CE. Sometimes known as Constans Pogonatos (“the Bearded”), he came to the throne by a series of unlikely events and his empire was immediately challenged almost everywhere by the rising Arab Caliphate. He attempted to end the Church's divisive debate on Christ ...
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views 1,464,436 updated. Constans II (Constans Pogonatus), 630–68, Byzantine emperor (641–68), son and successor of Constantine III and grandson of Heraclius. Early in his reign Armenia and Asia Minor were invaded by the Muslims, who challenged Byzantine supremacy at sea, took Cyprus, and threatened Sicily and Constantinople.
Feb 5, 2012 · Constans II (Greek: Κώνστας Β', Kōnstas II), also called "Constantine the Bearded" (Kōnstantinos Pogonatos), was the Roman (Byzantine) emperor from 641 to 668. He attempted to force unity within the Church through an edict, the Typos, that forbade argument about the heresy of Monothelitism and the controversial question of the divine and human natures of Christ.
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Constans II (641–668) Pressures from beyond the empire’s border consumed the reign of Constans, grandson of Herakleios by his son Herakleios Constantine. He organized the Anatolikon and Opsikion themes in Asia Minor against the Arabs, who continued to tear away at imperial possessions. His military leadership did not meet with universal ...
