Person

Bonus

statesman and general of the East Roman (Byzantine) Empire

b. 570 CE – d. 627 CE World The Great Crossroads

Bonus (died 627) is a Byzantine statesman and general, one of the closest associates of Emperor Heraclius (r. 610–641), who plays a leading role in the successful defense of the imperial capital, Constantinople, during the Avar–Persian siege of 626.