Anastasios II.

Anastasios II Artemius (Latin Anastasius secundus Artemius; Greek Ἀναστάσιος Β ( II ) Ἀρτέμιος, † June 1 719 in Constantinople Opel ) was Byzantine Emperor 713-715 / 16th

Anastasios was before his coronation on June 4, 713, a high imperial official. His real name was Artemius, which he added to his imperial name. He, like his successor Theodosius III. , The kingdom was able to stabilize, but was not master of his decisions, but ruled with the support of various parts of the army.

In May 715 the army of Theodosius III called. the new emperor. Anastasios fled to Nicaea, but abandoned until some time later (late 715 or early 716) to the throne and retired to a monastery in Thessaly. 719, he returned to public life, trying the now reigning emperor Leo III. to overthrow. But he was extradited from the supporting him Bulgarians to Leo, who had him executed.