Tiberius II Constantine
Byzantine Emperor (520-582) · Historical Figures · Died at 62
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Something wrong?He became emperor because his predecessor went mad. Justin II, spiraling through psychotic breaks, adopted him mid-crisis and handed him the throne in 574. Four years later Tiberius ruled alone, taking "Constantine" as his imperial name and holding the eastern frontier until 582.
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Tiberius rose through the Byzantine court until 574, when Justin II - in a brief window of lucidity during recurring mental collapse - named him caesar and adopted him outright. The promotion was survival politics: someone had to steady the ship. In 578 the dying Justin elevated him to augustus, making them co-emperors for a fortnight before Tiberius inherited sole rule. He governed as Constantine, the name he took at accession. His reign was defined by grinding war: Persians pressing from the east, Avars raiding from the north. He died in office on 14 August 582, four years into the job.
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