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Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628

602 CE – 628 CE

The final and most devastating Roman-Persian war. The Sassanids conquered the Levant and Egypt before Heraclius launched a dramatic counter-offensive into Persia itself.

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Last war between the Byzantine and Sasanian empires

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Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628

602 CE – 628 CE

The final and most devastating Roman-Persian war. The Sassanids conquered the Levant and Egypt before Heraclius launched a dramatic counter-offensive into Persia itself. The war exhausted both empires, leaving them fatally vulnerable to the Arab-Islamic conquests.

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