Theophilus of Edessa on the death of Constans II

David Woods

doi:10.1017/byz.2020.2

Theophilus of Edessa on the death of Constans II

David Woods

School of the Human Environment

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	212-219
Number of pages	8
Journal	Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/byz.2020.2
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2020

Keywords

Accident
Baths
Bucket
Constans II
Daphne
Theophilus of Edessa

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