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- Title
Theophilus of Edessa on the death of Constans II.
- Authors
Woods, David
- Abstract
It is argued that Theophanes the Confessor derives his information concerning the name of the baths where Constans II was allegedly assassinated from Theophilus of Edessa. It is further argued that Theophilus' claim that Andrew deliberately killed Constans by hitting him with a bucket is rather unconvincing and may represent the hypothetical reconstruction of the event by an imperial administration that could not accept that the emperor had died as a result of an unfortunate accident.
- Subjects
CONSTANS II, Emperor of the East, 630-668; BYZANTINE emperors; KINGS &; rulers -- Assassination; BYZANTINE baths; THEOPHILUS, of Edessa, 695-785; THEOPHANES, the Confessor, d. ca. 818
- Publication
Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies, 2020, Vol 4, Issue 2, p212
- ISSN
0307-0131
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/byz.2020.2