Heraclius, Byzantine emperor

Heraclius ruled the Byzantine Empire from 610 to 641 CE. His long war against the Sasanian state ended with the recovery of Byzantine territories in 628–629. Scholar Sebastian Brock places the Syriac Alexander PoemSyriac Alexander PoemPoetic work about Alexander and life-water, distinct from the long Romance and prose Legend; attribution and date require examination.Glossary · Click to read the explanation shortly after this victory. That is a proposed date for the work, not evidence that Heraclius wrote it. The image shows a gold solidus of 629–631 with official representations of him and his son. ^{[1] [2] [3]}