In 660, Constans forces his younger brother, Theodosius into a monastery. Shortly thereafter he has him murdered. The point is to clear a path to the throne for his own sons, Constantine, Heraclius and Tiberius.
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If you want to read about all of this in vastly more detail, I recommend you try to get access to Andreas Nikolaos Stratos, Byzantium in the Seventh Century, a five-volume magnum opus in translation that is both highly readable and very reliable.
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And here at the end I clip in helpful orphaned comment from @Scooby17481811 to the prior nuked thread, who points out that late 6th/7th century revenue problems might also have something to do with the Justinianic plague. https://twitter.com/Scooby17481811/status/1392861702056726533?s=20 …
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Heraclius also suspended the grain dole in the capital during his reign (iirc it was never reinstated since Egypt fell soon after). I wonder if this informed his son's decision to move the capital to Sicily since it (and Africa) had its own ample supply of grain
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