BATTLE OF HERACLIUS by Piero Della Francesca
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Battle of Heracl by Piero della Francesca Fresco painting 1458-1466 . In 615 the Emperor Persian Sassanid Khosrau II conquered Jerusalem , also possession of the relic of the True Cross . With this he does in a blasphemous worship as a living god. The Byzantine emperor Heraclius then challenge him in battle ( 628 ), winning it and, later, killing him by decapitation .
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