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Restoration of Justinian II
In 705 CE, the deposed Byzantine emperor Justinian II returned to Constantinople with Bulgar khaganate troops, overthrew the usurper Tiberius III, an…
Timeline
- 695–704Cherson (Crimea) · Northern Black Sea coastAfter being deposed in 695 and having his nose cut off, Justinian II wandered through Cherson and the Khazar khaganate, finally allying with the Bulgar khagan Tervel to retake the throne with barbarian troops.
- 705Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireJustinian led Bulgar and Slavic forces through the waterway into the capital, launching a surprise attack where the walls were weakly defended; Tiberius III and Apsimar were defeated and captured.
- 705–711Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireJustinian II regained the throne, inflicted torture and execution on political enemies, and continued campaigning against the Bulgars and Arabs until he was deposed and killed again in 711.
Sources
- Theophanes, Chronographia — Theophanes the Confessor
- A History of the Byzantine State and Society — Warren Treadgold (1997)