The siege of Constantinople in 626 by the Sassanid Persians and Avars, aided by large numbers of allied Slavs, ended in a strategic victory for the Byzantines. The failure of the siege saved the empir
Depiction of the siege from the Chronicle of Constantine Manasses
Khosrow II
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Khosrow II, commonly known as Khosrow Parviz, is considered to be the last great monarch of pre-Islamic Iran, ruling the Sasanian Empire from 590 to 628, including an interruption of one year.
Gold dinar of Khosrow II, minted in 611
Drachma of Hormizd IV
Relief from the Sasanian Empire with the word farr written in a calligraphic style of Middle Persian
Bahram Chobin fighting Sasanian loyalists near Ctesiphon