611- Roman emissaries arrive in Mecca to escort Umar back to Jerusalem, but he, together with his followers, the "Muslims" refuse, and continue to spread their Christian heresy amongst the Arab tribes. Patriarch Euphonius, dismayed, writes to the Emperor in Constantinople, requesting an expeditionary force be sent into the deserts, but Theodosius is reluctant.
Meanwhile, in the West, the Saxons suffer a severe defeat near the old Roman town of Ratae. Henceforth, they are confined to the east coast of Britannia, an area that is increasingly becoming known as "Anglia" or "Angle-Land".
612- The Governor of Egypt, Alexander Hypatius, provides 1000 soldiers to arrest the Prophet Umar, whose heresies are now causing severe unrest along the Roman frontier. Desert tribes are beginning to unite under the name of the Islamic Faith, declaring Umar to be their leader. The Emperor remains unconvinced by the threat; he has multiple concerns on other fronts, notably in Persia, where Chosroes III has passed away after an uneventful four year reign. His heir is his brother Artaxerxes III, an altogether more bellicose monarch, who is suspected of having anti- Roman sympathies.
EASTERN ROMAN EMPERORS IN TTL, and relationship to previous Emperor
Arcadius: 395-408 (son of Theodosius The Great)
Theodosius II: 408-450 (son of Arcadius)
Marcian: 450-457 (Brother-in-law of Theodosius II)
Leo I: 457-473 (none)
Leo II: 473-474 (Grandson of Leo I)
Zeno: 474-491 (Father of Leo II, son in law of Leo I)
Anastasius : 491-518 (Chosen by Ariadne, Zeno's widow)
Justin I: 518-527 (Palace guard of Anastasius)
Justinian: 527-550 (Nephew of Justin I)
Justin II Germanus: 550-571 (Nephew of Justinian)
Tiberius II: 571-583 (son of Justin II)
Maurice: 583-591 (Married Honoria, widow of Tiberius II, stepfather to Constantine III and Theodosius III)
Constantine III: 591-593 (son of Tiberius II, stepson of Maurice)
Theodosius III: 593- (brother of Constantine III)
Meanwhile, in the West, the Saxons suffer a severe defeat near the old Roman town of Ratae. Henceforth, they are confined to the east coast of Britannia, an area that is increasingly becoming known as "Anglia" or "Angle-Land".
612- The Governor of Egypt, Alexander Hypatius, provides 1000 soldiers to arrest the Prophet Umar, whose heresies are now causing severe unrest along the Roman frontier. Desert tribes are beginning to unite under the name of the Islamic Faith, declaring Umar to be their leader. The Emperor remains unconvinced by the threat; he has multiple concerns on other fronts, notably in Persia, where Chosroes III has passed away after an uneventful four year reign. His heir is his brother Artaxerxes III, an altogether more bellicose monarch, who is suspected of having anti- Roman sympathies.
EASTERN ROMAN EMPERORS IN TTL, and relationship to previous Emperor
Arcadius: 395-408 (son of Theodosius The Great)
Theodosius II: 408-450 (son of Arcadius)
Marcian: 450-457 (Brother-in-law of Theodosius II)
Leo I: 457-473 (none)
Leo II: 473-474 (Grandson of Leo I)
Zeno: 474-491 (Father of Leo II, son in law of Leo I)
Anastasius : 491-518 (Chosen by Ariadne, Zeno's widow)
Justin I: 518-527 (Palace guard of Anastasius)
Justinian: 527-550 (Nephew of Justin I)
Justin II Germanus: 550-571 (Nephew of Justinian)
Tiberius II: 571-583 (son of Justin II)
Maurice: 583-591 (Married Honoria, widow of Tiberius II, stepfather to Constantine III and Theodosius III)
Constantine III: 591-593 (son of Tiberius II, stepson of Maurice)
Theodosius III: 593- (brother of Constantine III)
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