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Reviewer: Gog the Mild (talk · contribs) 15:48, 28 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Criteria

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Good Article Status - Review Criteria
Further information: WP:WIAGA

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    (b) reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose);[2]
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Review

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  1. Well-written:
    2. Criteria Notes Result
    (a) (prose) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (b) (MoS) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
  2. Verifiable with no original research:
    3. Criteria Notes Result
    (a) (references) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (b) (citations to reliable sources) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (c) (original research) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (d) (copyvio and plagiarism) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
  3. Broad in its coverage:
    4. Criteria Notes Result
    (a) (major aspects) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (b) (focused) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
  4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
    5. Notes Result
    The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
  5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
    6. Notes Result
    The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
  6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
    7. Criteria Notes Result
    (a) (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass
    (b) (appropriate use with suitable captions) The reviewer has no notes here. Pass Pass

Result

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Result Notes
Pass Pass Short, detailed, well referenced.

Discussion

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Images.

  • "Reverse of a solidus of Constantine IV, displaying Heraclius and his brother Tiberius." Do we know which is Heraclius?

 Done

Prose. I have made a few minor changes. Let me know if you find any of them problematic.

  • "After the death of Constans II, Constantine IV ascended the throne as senior emperor" I think that at this point in the lead you need to explain who Constantine IV is in relation to Heraclius. (And possibly in relation to Constans.)
  •  Done
  • "in 659, prior to his departure for Italy, Constans II also elevated Heraclius to the rank of co-emperor" Possibly "shortly before" or "immediately before"?
  •  Done
  • "He attempted to demote his brothers from" IMO it would be worth stressing just before here that Heraclius had ruled as co-emperor to his brother for 13 years. As it reads it gives the impression that Constans made this move immediately after burying their father.
  •  Done
  • "Confronted by this situation, Constantine kept a close eye on his brothers, and sent across a trusted officer, Theodore, the captain of Koloneia, giving him the delicate task of praising the soldiers for their devotion and agreeing with their reasoning, with the objective of persuading them to return to their barracks in Anatolia." This is too long and needs splitting. Perhaps after "Koloneia"?
  •  Done
  • "the army departed back into the interior of Anatolia" Earlier in the sentence Anatolia is used to refer just to the theme. The change of context is potentially confusing. Consider "the army departed back to Anatolia".
  •  Done
  • When people are executed by hanging then, strictly, they are "hanged", not "hung".

 Done References.

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