Tiberius | |
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Emperor of the Romans | |
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Byzantine co-emperor | |
Reign | 706–711 |
Coronation | 706 |
Predecessor | Justinian II |
Successor | Philippicus |
Born | 705 Khazaria |
Died | 711 (Aged 6) St. Mary's Church in Blachernae, Constantinople Eastern Roman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
Dynasty | Heraclian |
Father | Justinian II |
Mother | Theodora of Khazaria |
Tiberius (Greek: Τιβέριος, romanized: Tibérios; 705–711), sometimes enumerated as Tiberius IV,[1] was the son of Emperor Justinian II and Theodora of Khazaria. He served as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire with his father Justinian II, from 706 to 711. Both were killed in 711, when Bardanes led a rebellion which marched on Constantinople. After Tiberius' death, two different individuals impersonated him, with one, named Bashir, going on to be hosted by Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, the Umayyad caliph, before his lie was discovered and he was crucified.