Emperor Irakly—Heracles—attacked the Persians and won many battles against them. As a result of their defeat, the Persians handed Syria, Palestine and Egypt to Byzantium. They also handed to Heracles the Tree of the Lord’s Cross, which the Persians had captured after their conquest of Jerusalem.
Emperor Irakly—Heracles—attacked the Persians and won many battles against them. As a result of their defeat, the Persians handed Syria, Palestine and Egypt to Byzantium. They also handed to Heracles the Tree of the Lord’s Cross, which the Persians had captured after their conquest of Jerusalem.