Tuesday, December 12, 2023

 

Greetings all,
 

On this day we commemorate with joy the victory of Emperor Heraclius and his army at the battle of Ninevah on December 12th in 627 AD: 
 

The Byzantine forces fought the Sassanians under emperor Khosaru II and his appointed general Rhahzadh, who was said to have challenged Emperor Heraclius to single combat. Heraclius accepted and killed Rahdadh and also two other challengers after him. After 8 hours of fighting the Sassanian army was forced to retreat, giving the Byzantines the victory.

 -Marcus Cassius Julianus
www.byzantiumnovum.org
 
 
 

 

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