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Michael the Syrian (Arabic: ميخائيل السرياني, romanized: Mīkhaʾēl el Sūryani:),(Classical Syriac: ܡܺܝܟ݂ܳܐܝܶܠ ܣܽܘܪܝܳܝܳܐ, romanized: Mīkhoʾēl Sūryoyo), died AD 1199, also known as Michael the Great (Syriac: ܡܺܝܟ݂ܳܐܝܶܠ ܪܰܒ݁ܳܐ, romanized: Mīkhoʾēl Rabo) or Michael Syrus or Michael the Elder, to distinguish him from his nephew, [1] was a ...
Maurice and his wife Constantina were married in August 582. If a legitimate child of Maurice, Maria would be less than eight-years-old in 590. [ 3 ] There are nine children of Maurice and Constantina named in primary sources, six sons ( Theodosius , Tiberius , Peter, Paul, Justin, Justinian) and three daughters (Anastasia, Theoctiste, Cleopatra).
Michael George Ansara (Arabic: مايكل جورج أنصارا; April 15, 1922 – July 31, 2013) was an American actor. A Syrian-American , he was often cast in Arabic and American Indian roles. His work in both film and television spanned several genres including historical epics , Westerns , and science fiction .
Much of her early life, including the date and place of her birth, is uncertain: for instance, according to Michael the Syrian, her birthplace was in Mabbug, Syria; [3] Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos says Theodora is a native of Cyprus; [4] and the Patria, attributed to George Codinus, claims Theodora came from Paphlagonia.
John of Ephesus first mentions him as "Athanasius, the son of queen Theodora's daughter". [2] He received a religious education, his mentors being Amantius and Sergius of Tella . The former was a monk from Edessa , the latter served as a Syriac Patriarch of Antioch from 544 to 546.
Son of Demetrius I and possibly Laodice V. [35] Married his brother's wife after Demetrius II was captured by the Parthians. [27] Demetrius II Nicator ( –125 BC) 129–125 BC (second reign) Cleopatra Thea (129–125 BC) Was released by the Parthians and regained his throne and wife following Antiochus VII's death in a battle against Parthia. [27]
According to Michael the Syrian, Gabriel was a villainous figure who had come into power in by murdering the bishop of Melitene who wanted to surrender the town to the Seljuk Turks. Gabriel wanted to keep the city for himself and thus he killed the bishop personally after his guard refused to do so.
According to the Chronicle of 1234 and Michael the Syrian, Domitian was the son of Maurice's brother Peter. John of Nikiu says the same in one passage, but elsewhere contradicts himself by making him Maurice's cousin, the son of his paternal uncle.