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Heraclius

American  
[her-uh-klahy-uhs, hi-rak-lee-uhs] / ˌhɛr əˈklaɪ əs, hɪˈræk li əs /

noun

  1. a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.


Heraclius British  
/ hɛˈræklɪəs /

noun

  1. ?575–641 ad , Byzantine emperor, who restored the Holy Cross to Jerusalem (629)

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Note the symbolism of the heroic warrior-ruler Heraclius knocking the crown from the head of his rival.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

David is a stand-in for Heraclius, the relentlessly warring Roman sovereign.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2022

“My beautiful province,” as the seventh-century Byzantine emperor Heraclius called Syria, while retreating from Muslim conquerors, “what a paradise you will be for the enemy!”

From The Guardian • Aug. 29, 2020

Heraclius created a new administrative system to try to defend the remaining Byzantine territory: themes.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Heraclius went out, at the Chagan's pressing invitation, to meet him near Heraclea.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick

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