Questa fu la prima volta in cui un imperatore regnante venne sottoposto a mutilazione, una pratica probabilmente presa a prestito dai Persiani; in questo caso, a Martina venne tagliata la lingua, mentre a Eracleona fu tagliato il naso. ###>This was the first time a reigning emperor had been subjected to mutilation, which was a practice probably borrowed from the Persians; in this case, Martina's tongue and Heraklonas' nose were cut out.