Heraclius defeates the Sassinids
12/12/627 AD defeated
The victory at Nineveh was not total as the Byzantines were unable to capture the Persian camp. However, this victory was significant enough to shatter the resistance of the Persians.
With no Persian army left to oppose him, Heraclius' victorious army plundered Dastagird, Khosrau's palace, and gained tremendous riches while recovering 300 captured Byzantine/Roman standards accumulated over years of warfare.
Khosrau had already fled to the mountains of Susiana to try to rally support for the defense of Ctesiphon.
Heraclius could not attack Ctesiphon itself because the Nahrawan Canal was blocked by the collapse of a bridge.
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Byzantine Empire Traditionally begins wit... -
Heraclius Emperor of the Byzantine...
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Khosrow II (Chosroes II, HusrÅ, Husraw) Shahanshah of the Sasani...
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