Heraclius


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Heraclius (Latin:Flavius Heraclius Augustus, Greek:Φλάβιος Ἡράκλειος, Armenian:Հերակլես Փլավիոս, c. 575 – February 11, 641) was Byzantine Emperor from 610 to 641.
He was responsible for introducing Greek as the Eastern Empire's official language. 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 usurper Phocas.