Herakleios
610
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From the graphic novel ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣAndreas PolymitisThe portraits come from the book and are made with AI image tools under the author's direction.
Herakleios at thirty-five
Constantinople · October 610
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Phokas is in chains. The Persians are in Syria. The Avars are in the Balkans. The treasury is empty and the crown is yours.

Rule as Herakleios until 641. Keep the treasury, the army, the Church and the people between empty and full. Watch the provinces, the enemies at the frontier and the men at your own court.