What did Khosrow II do?
Khosrow II’s forces captured much of the Byzantine Empire’s territories, earning the king the epithet “the Victorious”. A siege of the Byzantine capital of Constantinople in 626 was unsuccessful, and Heraclius, now allied with Turks, started a successful risky counterattack deep into Persia’s heartland. What did Khosrow do? He brought many prisoners from Antioch and…