Maurice (539 – 27 November 602) was Eastern Roman emperor from 582 to 602 and the last member of the Justinian dynasty. A successful general, Maurice was chosen as heir and son-in-law by his predecessor Tiberius 
Maurice's reign was troubled by almost constant warfare. After he became emperor, he brought the war with Sasanian Persia to a victorious conclusion. The empire's eastern border in the South Caucasus was vastly expanded and, for the first time in nearly two centuries, the Romans were no longer obliged to pay the Persians thousands of pounds of gold annually for peace.
 
In the autumn of 602, Maurice decreed that the army should stay for winter beyond the Danube in Sclaveni territory, seeking to capitalize the earlier campaign successes by maintaining pressure on the foreign enemies. The exhausted troops mutinied against the emperor, demanding permission to return to winter quarters. HowevEer, Maurice repeatedly ordered his troops to start a new offensive.Enraged, the army proclaimed Phocas their leader and marched to Constantinople. They demanded that Maurice abdicate and proclaim as successor either his son Theodosius or Germanus,[e] Theodosius' father-in-law. In response, Maurice enlisted the circus factions and general Comentiolus to defend the Theodosian Walls. On 21 November, Germanus was accused of treason by Maurice and he sought sanctuary in Hagia Sophia. As riots against Maurice erupted in Constantinople, the emperor, taking his family with him, left the city on a warship heading to Nicomedia in the middle of the night of 22 November.[63] Theodosius was put ashore with direction to seek support from the Persians, though sources claim that he never reached his destination.  According to Theophylact, Germanus made an attempt for the throne but when it failed, he paid homage to Phocas, who had emerged as the heavy favorite.
On 23 November 602, Phocas was crowned emperor in Hebdomon and two days later, entered Constantinople with unanimous support.[66][67] His troops captured Maurice and his remaining family, and brought them to the Harbor of Eutropius at Chalcedon.[51] Maurice was murdered at the harbor of Eutropius on 27 November 602. The deposed emperor was forced to watch his five younger sons executed before he was beheaded himself. There is debate over whether Theodosius managed to escape. 
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