Theodosius (son of Maurice)

Theodosius
Augustus
Gold solidus of Theodosius
Byzantine emperor (with Maurice)
Reign	26 March 590 – 27 November 602
Predecessor	Maurice
Successor	Phocas
Born	4 August 583
Died	After 27 November 602 (aged 19) Chalcedon (now Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey)
Burial	Saint Mamas Monastery, Constantinople
Regnal name Imperator Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus
Dynasty	Justinian
Father	Maurice
Mother	Constantina
Religion	Chalcedonian Christianity

Theodosius (‹See Tfd›Greek: Θεοδόσιος, translit. Theodósios; 4 August 583 – shortly after 27 November 602) was the eldest son of Byzantine emperor Maurice (r. 582–602) and was co-emperor from 590 until his deposition and execution during a military revolt.^[2][3] Along with his father-in-law Germanus, he was briefly proposed as successor to Maurice by the troops, but the army eventually favoured Phocas instead. Sent in an abortive mission to secure aid from Sassanid Persia by his father, Theodosius was captured and executed by Phocas's supporters a few days after Maurice. ^{[citation needed]} Nevertheless, rumours spread that he had survived the execution, and became popular to the extent that a man who purported to be Theodosius was entertained by the Persians as a pretext for launching a war against Byzantium.