Heraclius against Persia

In the year 615 AD, the Roman empire was in peril. The wars it was fighting had massively reduced its territory and emptied its resources. Perhaps, emperor Heraclius would oversee the collapse of the Roman world. ⏰ Timestamps 0:00 - Persian advance 3:27 - Fighting back 7:41 - Climax of the war 9:09 - Taking the offensive 11:38 - Ending the war 🤝 Support You can support me and donate a Follis or more on Patreon :   / ancientsight   🎵 Music https://www.epidemicsound.com/ The Last of Our Kind - Jon Bjork Night of the Drowned - Dream Cave The Great War - Jon Bjork The Story Begins - Hampus Naeselius Signal to Noise - Hampus Naeselius 📚 Main sources Walter E. Kaegi, Heraclius Emperor of Byzantium: Cambridge; 2003 Hugh Elton, The Roman Empire of Late Antiquity; 2016 Morisson Cécile, Le Monde Byzantin I - L'empire rome d'Orient (330-641): puf; 2012 🌐 Internet sources Wikipedia fr eng, 2022 The History of Byzantium Podcast https://thehistoryofbyzantium.com/ Roman Emperors : http://www.roman-emperors.org/ Byzantine Battles : https://byzantium.gr/battles.html Historical Map Animators, Youtube