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'''Flavius Tiberius Constantinus [[Augustus]]''' or ''' Tiberius II Constantine''' (c. [[540]] - [[August 14]], [[582]]) was the [[List of Byzantine Emperors|Byzantine emperor]] from [[574]] to [[582]]. He was a friend of [[Justin II]], under whom he was appointed Count of the Excubitors. He took control of the empire when Justin II went insane in [[574]], and, in order to increase his popularity, he immediately began spending money that Justin had reserved in his treasury. While Justin was still alive, Tiberius' general [[Maurice (emperor)|Maurice]] fought and defeated the Persians in Armenia. When Tiberius became full emperor upon Justin's death in [[578]], he extended his military activities into the remnants of the Western Empire, where he made peace with the Visigoths in Spain and defeated the Moors in North Africa. Meanwhile, the Slavs began to migrate into the [[Balkans]] in [[579]]; unfortunately, Tiberius needed the army to defend against Persian invasions, and was unable to stop the Slavic migrations.

In [[582]], Tiberius fell ill, and Maurice was named his heir. Maurice became emperor when Tiberius died in August - poisoned, it was rumored.

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−	'''Flavius Tiberius Constantinus [[Augustus]]''' or ''' Tiberius II Constantine''' (c. [[540]] - [[August 14]], [[582]]) was the [[List of Byzantine Emperors\|Byzantine emperor]] from [[574]] to [[582]]. He was a friend of [[Justin II]], under whom he was appointed Count of the Excubitors. He took control of the empire when Justin II went insane in [[574]], and, in order to increase his popularity, he immediately began spending money that Justin had reserved in his treasury. While Justin was still alive, Tiberius' general [[Maurice (emperor)\|Maurice]] fought and defeated the Persians in Armenia. When Tiberius became full emperor upon Justin's death in [[578]], he extended his military activities into the remnants of the Western Empire, where he made peace with the Visigoths in Spain and defeated the Moors in North Africa. Meanwhile, the Slavs began to migrate into the [[Balkans]] in [[579]]; unfortunately, Tiberius needed the army to defend against Persian invasions, and was unable to stop the Slavic migrations.	+	'''Flavius Tiberius Constantinus Augustus''' or ''' Tiberius II Constantine''' (c. [[540]] - [[August 14]], [[582]]) was the [[List of Byzantine Emperors\|Byzantine emperor]] from [[574]] to [[582]]. He was a friend of [[Justin II]], under whom he was appointed Count of the Excubitors. He took control of the empire when Justin II went insane in [[574]], and, in order to increase his popularity, he immediately began spending money that Justin had reserved in his treasury. While Justin was still alive, Tiberius' general [[Maurice (emperor)\|Maurice]] fought and defeated the Persians in Armenia. When Tiberius became full emperor upon Justin's death in [[578]], he extended his military activities into the remnants of the Western Empire, where he made peace with the Visigoths in Spain and defeated the Moors in North Africa. Meanwhile, the Slavs began to migrate into the [[Balkans]] in [[579]]; unfortunately, Tiberius needed the army to defend against Persian invasions, and was unable to stop the Slavic migrations.

	In [[582]], Tiberius fell ill, and Maurice was named his heir. Maurice became emperor when Tiberius died in August - poisoned, it was rumored.		In [[582]], Tiberius fell ill, and Maurice was named his heir. Maurice became emperor when Tiberius died in August - poisoned, it was rumored.

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