Cyril Mango in Deux études sur Byzance et la Perse Sassanide (1985) speculated they were descendants of Heraclius of Edessa, a general under Leo I and Zeno.
Cyril Mango has supported a theory which suggests that Heraclius of Edessa was a namesake ancestor of Heraclius the Elder and through him of the Heraclian Dynasty.
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The overall plan called for a three-pronged attack led by commander in chief Basiliscus, Marcellinus, and Heraclius.
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According to Theophanes, Heraclius of Edessa sided with Leo I against his magister militum Aspar in 471.