person
Heraclius
Also known as Flavius Heraclius Augustus
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- born. c. 575medium · Wikidata P569
- died. 641-02-11high · Wikidata P570
Emperor (610-641) who defeated Persia and restored the True Cross, promoted Monoenergism/Monothelitism, and lost Syria and Egypt to the Arab conquests.
Wikipedia extract
Heraclius was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, the Exarch of Africa, led a revolt against the unpopular emperor Phocas.
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