# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/heraclius-the-elder
# Generated: 2026-08-31T19:34:41.245Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/heraclius-the-elder"
name: "Heraclius the Elder"
slug: "heraclius-the-elder"
description: "Heraclius the Elder was a Byzantine Roman general and the father of Byzantine Roman emperor Heraclius. Heraclius the Elder distinguished himself in the war against the Sassanid Persians in the 580s. As a subordinate general, Heraclius served under the command of Philippicus during the Battle of Solachon and possibly served under Comentiolus during the Battle of Sisauranon. Circa 595, Heraclius the Elder is mentioned as a magister militum per Armeniam sent by Emperor Maurice to quell an Armenian rebellion led by Samuel Vahewuni and Atat Khorkhoruni. Around 600, he was made the exarch of Africa and in 608, he rebelled with his son against the usurper Phocas. Using North Africa as a base, the younger Heraclius managed to overthrow Phocas, beginning the Heraclian dynasty, which would rule Byzantium for a century. Heraclius the Elder died soon after receiving news of his son's accession to the Byzantine throne."
tagline: "Byzantine general"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Revolt_of_the_Heraclii_solidus%2C_608_AD.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "600"
deathDate: "610"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.88712
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump