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Heraclius

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

noun

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

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Heraclius
/ (hɛˈræklɪəs) /

noun

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