Theodorus (Herakleios'un kardeşi): Revizyonlar arasındaki fark

Theodore was left by Heraclius as his virtual viceroy in the East, and entrusted with the command of Byzantine forces and the restoration of imperial authority there. In this capacity, Theodore faced the first Muslim attacks on the Byzantine provinces. He seems to have underestimated the threat (he reportedly referred to the Arabs as "dead dogs"), and was unable to counter their raids.<ref>Kaegi (2003), pp. 226, 230–231</ref> He was probably the Byzantine commander at the [[Battle of Mu'tah]] in 629, the first major encounter of the Muslim Arabs and the Byzantines.<ref name="ODB">Kajdan (1991), p. 2039</ref> In 634, he led his forces from Mesopotamia to Syria, where he apparently suffered a heavy defeat at a battle near Gabitha (perhaps the [[Battle of Ajnadayn]] on 30 July, although other sources indicate that he was defeated in October). Thereafter he retreated to Edessa or Antioch, joining Heraclius.<ref name="ODB"/><ref>Martindale, Jones & Morris (1992), pp. 1278–1279</ref><ref>Kaegi (2003), p. 244</ref> During the Byzantine counteroffensive of 636, he re-occupied [[Emesa]] and [[Damascus]], which had been abandoned by the Muslims. He most likely did not participate in the final [[Battle of Yarmouk]] on 20 August 636, contrary to the reports of Muslim sources (which also record that he was killed there).<ref name="ODB"/><ref>Kaegi (2003), p. 242</ref>

 

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