Constantine IV died of dysentery on 10 July 685.

Family

By his wife Anastasia, Constantine IV had at least two sons:

  • Justinian II in 669, who succeeded him as emperor at the age of sixteen.
  • Heraclius 670, known only from an episode in which his father sent locks of his and his brother's hair to Pope Benedict II.
  • Constantine IV was portrayed by Iossif Surchadzhiev in the 1981 Bulgarian movie Aszparuh, directed by Ludmil Staikov.
  • Constantine IV is the subject of the song "Imperator" ("Emperor"), released by the Bulgarian heavy metal band Epizod in their 2012 album Moyata molitva ("My prayer").

See also

  • List of Byzantine emperors

Notes

References

Sources

Primary sources

Secondary sources

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  • Jankowiak, M. (2013). "The First Arab Siege of Constantinople", Travaux et Mémoires 17, 237–322.