APRIL 24 -- THE CRISIS OF THE EMPIRES

Downsizing:  The Roman Empire in AD 600 and AD 700

AD600                                                 AD700

Khusro II:

The Angry Shah:

A Faith-Based Defense Policy:  Venerating Military Saints

Constantinople besieged:

Heraclius, savior of the Roman empire:

The Exaltation of the Cross:  restoration of the True Cross to Jerusalem