Which War did Heraclius take charge of when he came into power?
Crusades
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Cannae
Answer
Heraclius took charge of the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 when he came into power. The war began in 602 when the Byzantine emperor Maurice was assassinated by Phocas, who then usurped the throne. The Sasanian Empire under Khosrow II took advantage of the political instability in the Byzantine Empire and invaded it in 603.
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