Download or read book Wars Involving the Byzantine Empire written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Byzantine-Sassanid War of 602-628, Byzantine-Seljuk Wars, Byzantine-Sassanid Wars, Byzantine-Arab Wars, Maurice's Balkan campaigns, List of Byzantine wars, Roman-Persian War of 572-591, Venetian-Genoese Wars, Byzantine-Norman wars, Byzantine-Georgian wars, Anastasian War, Siege of Bari, Byzantine-Genoese War, Seljuk campaigns in the Aegean, Rebellion of Albanon, Byzantine-Venetian War. Excerpt: The Byzantine-Sassanid War of 602-628 was the final and most devastating of the series of wars fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Sassanid Empire. The previous war had ended in 591 after Emperor Maurice had helped the Sassanian king Khosrau II regain his throne. In 602, Maurice was murdered by his political rival Phocas. Khosrau proceeded to declare war, ostensibly to avenge Maurice's death. This war was a decades-long conflict, the longest single war in the series, and was fought throughout much of the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe: in Egypt, the Levant, Mesopotamia, Caucasus, Anatolia, and even before the walls of Constantinople itself. While the Persians proved largely successful during the first stage of the war from 602-622, conquering much of the Levant, Egypt, and parts of Anatolia, the ascendancy of Heraclius in 610 eventually led to the Persians' defeat, despite initial setbacks. Heraclius' campaigns into Persian lands from 622-626 altered the balance, forcing the Persians on the defensive and allowing for the Byzantines to regain momentum. Allied with the Avars, the Persians made a final attempt to take Constantinople in 626, but were defeated there. Heraclius then invaded the Persian heartland in 627, forcing the Persians to sue for peace. By the end of the conflict, both sides were exhausted and had depleted their human and material resources. Consequently, they...