Phocas
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Phocas was Eastern Roman emperor from 602 to 610. Initially a middle-ranking officer in the Roman army, Phocas rose to prominence as a spokesman for dissatisfied soldiers in their disputes with the co
7th-century bronze steelyard-weight housed at the British Museum, probably representing Emperor Phocas
A solidus of Phocas minted c. 608; on the reverse, it depicts an angel holding the globus cruciger.
The Column of Phocas in Rome
The deposition of Phocas in Hutchinson's History of the Nations (1915)
Heraclius
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Heraclius was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, the Exarch of Africa, led a revolt against the unpopular emperor Phocas.
Solidus of Heraclius aged 35–38, struck in Constantinople between 610 and 613
Gold solidus of Heraclius and his father in consular robes, struck during their revolt against Phocas
Heraclius in 613–616 (aged 38–41) with his son Heraclius Constantine
The Byzantine Empire in 629 after Heraclius had reconquered Syria, Palestine and Egypt from the Sassanid Empire.