Eleutherius (d. 620) was Exarch of Ravenna (615-619). A eunuch, he succeeded John I Lemigius as exarch. Events Medina is converted to Islam. ... The Exarchate of Ravenna was a center of Byzantine power in Italy, from the end of the 6th century to 751 A.D., when the last Exarch was put to death by the Emperors enemies in Italy, the Lombards. ... Events The Edict of Paris grants extensive rights to the Frankish nobility. ... ...

Early in his reign, nearly the entire exarchate was unstable. In Ravenna, there was obvious discontent with the Byzantines; in Naples, a certain John of Compsa, seperated the city from the exarch's control. Eleutherius defeated him, but the Lombards soon threatened war. Eleutherius was able to sue for peace, promising a yearly tribute. Finding the situation in Italy to be unsatisfactory and taking advantage of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius' preoccupation with the Sassanids, Eleutherius proclaimed himself emperor in 619, with the intent of setting up his capital in Rome. On the way to the city in 620, while still deciding how to convince Pope Boniface V to grant him a crown, he was murdered by his soldiers, and his head was sent to Heraclius. Ravenna is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, population 134,631 (2001). ... Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered around its capital in Constantinople. ... Location within Italy Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region. ... The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, from which the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Scandinavia that entered the late Roman Empire. ... This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ... Flavius Heraclius Augustus (c. ... Head of king Shapur II (Sasanian dynasty A.D. 4th century). ... ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Events Medina is converted to Islam. ... Boniface V (died October 25, 625) was pope from 619 to 625. ...