Tiberius II Constantine

Tiberius II Constantine (578-582 CE) was the first Greek speaking Emperor of the East.

1. BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

NAME:
- Flavius Tiberius Constantinus
- Justinian Dynasty
TIBERIUS II CONSTANTINE’S DATES OF REIGN AS EMPEROR:
- 26 September 578 to 14 August 582 CE.
TIBERIUS II CONSTANTINE’S DATE OF BIRTH AND DEATH:
- Born in 520 CE. Died on 14 August 582 CE. Aged 62.
PLACE OF BIRTH AND DEATH:
- Born in Thracia. Died in Constantinople.
TIBERIUS II CONSTANTINE’S PREDECESSOR:
- Justin II
TIBERIUS II CONSTANTINE’S SUCCESSOR:
- Maurice
HEIR TO THE THRONE BECAUSE:
- He was a senior General, who was proclaimed Heir and Emperor by Justin II.
WIVES AND CHILDREN:
- Ino Anastasia
  - Constantina
  - Charito
DIED PEACEFULLY OR ASSASSINATED:
- Died of indigestion, possibly poisoning.
WHERE BURIED:
- Unknown.
TIBERIUS II CONSTANTINE WAS FAMOUS BECAUSE:
- He was the first Greek speaking Emperor of the East.
EVENTS:
MONUMENTS:
- He expanded the Great Palace of Constantinople.

Sophia, widow of Justin II, failed in a plot to overthrow Tiberius II but was forgiven.

In 579 CE, Tiberius sent an army to retake Ravenna.
He formed an alliance with a Visigothic Kingdom in Spain who invaded North Africa and removed the threat there from the Berbers. He also sent Envoys to Gaul.
However, in 579 CE, the Avars besieged Sirmium and the Slavs crossed the Danube. Tiberius could not pay the Army in the East, so he was unable to repel these Germanic Invasions.
In 580 CE, General Maurice invaded Persia and reached Ctesiphon, but was forced to withdraw by a Persian counter attack.
In 582 CE, Tiberius agreed to give Sirmium to the Avars and pay them Tribute. The Slavs however, penetrated as far as Athens.
In June 582 CE, a Persian Invasion was stopped.

In 582 CE, Tiberius fell ill due to a stomach disorder, possibly due to poisoning.
On 13 August 582 CE he named his son-in-law Maurice sole Heir and died the next day.