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Joint rule as junior emperor with Heraclius (his father) and Heraclius Constantine (his half-brother), 4 July 638 - 11 January 641 A.D.
Joint rule as junior emperor with Heraclius Constantine (his half-brother), 11 January - 20 April 641 A.D.
Sole rule 20 April 641 - September 641 A.D.
Joint rule as senior emperor with Constans II (his nephew), September - October 641 A.D.
Heraklonas was probably born at Lazica while his father was on campaign against Khosrau II of the Sassanid Empire. In 632, Heraclonas was designated Caesar and added to the coinage. He was probably the fourth son of Martina and Heraclius, but the first one born free of physical deformity and eligible for the throne. On 4 July 638, Heraklonas, then age 12, through the influence of his mother Martina, obtained the title of Augustus. The death of his father, followed only 100 days later by the death of his older half-brother, Heraclius Constantine, left Heraklonas as sole ruler. But the suspicion that he and Martina had murdered his older half-brother soon led to a revolt. Heraklonas was forced to accept his young nephew Constans II as co-ruler. Martina intended to balance this setback with the coronation of her younger son as another co-emperor, but this restarted the revolt. Heraklonas and his mother were mutilated (Martina's tongue and Heraklonas' nose were cut off) and they were banished to Rhodes. Heraklonas, then 15 years old, is presumed to have died later that year. Constans II, the son of Heraclius Constantine, became sole emperor.