Heraclius
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noun
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Heraclius died in 641, with the territories he and the Byzantines had fought to retake from the Persians largely lost.
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 managed to save the core of the empire, Anatolia and the Balkans, by recruiting free peasants to fight instead of relying on mercenaries.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
For as to the ancient interpretation of these texts take the following proof, contained in a letter of Pope Agatho to the Greek emperor Heraclius, read and approved in the sixth general council, a.d.
From St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture by Thomas W. Allies
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