Editing Heraclonas (section)

===Sole rule and fall===
[[File:Solidus of Heraclonas.png|thumb|Solidus of [[Constans II]].{{efn|name=coinage}}]]
Martina maintained the plans of Constantine, and sent Cyrus to Alexandria, with much of the [[Opsikion| praesental army]]. She then summoned the [[Thracian army]] to Constantinople, to replace them.{{sfn|Treadgold|1997|p=309}}{{sfn|Stratos|1980|p=88}}{{sfn|Stratos|1980|p=179}} Around this time, the Patriarch [[Pyrrhus of Constantinople|Pyrrhus]], an influential advisor of Martina, succeeded in reviving the policy of [[Monothelitism]]. As a result of this policy, Kyros, a monothelete, regained control of the [[see of Alexandria]], giving him both religious and secular control. Martina instructed Kyros to attempt to negotiate with the Arabs, as they believed that they were unable to defeat them militarily.{{sfn|Moore}} Kyros met with 'Amr at the Babylon Fortress and there agreed upon the surrender of Egypt.{{Sfn|Jones|Martindale|Morris|1992|p=378}}

Martina was opposed by Valentinus, who was beyond her reach in Anatolia, although she exiled his patron, Philagrius, to [[Exarchate of Africa|Africa]].{{sfn|Treadgold|1997|p=309}}{{sfn|Stratos|1980|p=88}}{{sfn|Stratos|1980|p=179}} Heraclonas and Martina lost the support of the Byzantine Senate and people due to the rumors that Martina had poisoned Constantine and their support for Monothelitism.{{sfn|Moore}} Also at this time, both Heraclonas and Martina's relations with the army suffered as a result of Martina's inability to raise enough funds to match the donative given by Constantine.{{sfn|Treadgold|1997|p=309}}{{sfn|Stratos|1980|p=88}}{{sfn|Stratos|1980|p=179}}

In August 641, Valentinus marched his troops to [[Chalcedon]], to force Martina to elevate Constans II to co-emperor. While Valentinus was encamped across the [[Bosphorus]] from Constantinople, a mob rose up in the city, demanding that Pyrrhus crown Constans II as emperor,{{sfn|Treadgold|1997|p=309}}{{sfn|Stratos|1980|p=88}}{{sfn|Stratos|1980|p=179}} and then abdicate, to be replaced by his steward [[Paul II of Constantinople|Paul II]]. Martina, now in a truly desperate situation, offered the military further donatives, recalled Philagrius from Africa, and offered Valentinus the title of [[Count of the Excubitors]].{{sfn|Treadgold|1997|p=309}}{{sfn|Grierson|1992|p=390}} In late September/October, Martina elevated Constans to co-emperor, but also crowned Heraclonas{{'}} brother [[David (son of Heraclius)|David]].{{sfn|PmbZ|loc=[https://www.degruyter.com/view/PMBZ/PMBZ13681 Heraclonas (#2565/corr.)]}} Despite these offers, Valentinus entered the city in October/November,{{efn|This must have happened some time after the election of Paul on 1 October.{{sfn|Grierson|1992|p=390}}{{sfn|Treadgold|1990|pp=431–433}} [[Warren Treadgold|Treadgold]] argued that Heraclonas was deposed on 5 November 641, as attested in the ''[[Chronicon Altinate]]''.{{sfn|Treadgold|1990|pp=431–433}} [[Andreas Stratos|Stratos]] favored January 642, but this would require to place Heraclius' death on March 641.{{sfn|Stratos|1972|p=201}} [[George Ostrogorsky|Ostrogorsky]] gives September 641,{{sfn|Ostrogorsky|1969|pp=112–114}} but he reaches that conclusion by mixing several contradictory accounts.{{sfn|Stratos|1972|pp=220–222}} The fall of Martina is usually dated to late 641.{{sfn|Foss|2005|p=96}}{{Sfn|Jones|Martindale|Morris|1992|p=588}}{{sfn|Moore}}{{sfn|Grierson|1992|p=390}}}} deposed Heraclonas and Martina, and then elevated Constans to emperor.{{sfn|Treadgold|1997|p=309}}{{sfn|Grierson|1992|p=390}}{{sfn|Kazhdan|1991|p=496}}{{Sfn|Jones|Martindale|Morris|1992|p=588}} Valentinus was unwilling to kill a woman and child, but had Martina's tongue slit and Heraclonas' nose cut off in January 642, then exiled them to [[Rhodes]]; this is believed to be the first time that the [[Political mutilation in Byzantine culture|political mutilation of Byzantine prisoners]] was utilized to signify that the person could no longer hold political power.{{sfn|Moore}} After this, nothing is known of them, although it is believed that Heraclonas died in 642,{{sfn|PmbZ|loc=[https://www.degruyter.com/view/PMBZ/PMBZ13681 Heraclonas (#2565/corr.)]}}{{sfn|Grierson|1992|p=390}}{{sfn|Treadgold|1997|p=310}}{{Sfn|Jones|Martindale|Morris|1992|p=588}} likely in Rhodes.{{sfn|Kazhdan|1991|p=918}}