Heraclius

[ her-uh-klahy-uhs, hi-rak-lee-uhs ]

/ ˌhɛr əˈklaɪ əs, hɪˈræk li əs /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Heraclius

Heraclid, Heraclidae, Heraclitean, Heracliteanism, Heraclitus, Heraclius, Herakleion, herald, heraldic, herald moth, heraldry

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How to use Heraclius in a sentence

At that time the greatest man who ever occupied the chair of the Eastern Cæsars, viz., Heraclius, was at the head of affairs.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
Suidas says that Heraclius destroyed the Persian cities and overthrew their Pyreia.
Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon,|Anonymous
At one time Heraclius had determined to abandon that city, and make Carthage the metropolis of the empire.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2)|John William Draper
Heraclius, the Roman emperor, struggled valiantly to retain his possessions.
The Hand of Providence|J. H. Ward

To him also came a message identical with that sent to Heraclius.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for Heraclius

Heraclius

/ (hɛˈræklɪəs) /

noun

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

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