
Events 610s – Heraclius emperor Eastern Roman Empire
610 Heraclius emperor Eastern Roman Empire Events 610: A great number of Slavs enter the Roman lands of the Balkans. Later forming tribal confederacies. 610: Heraclius arrives by ship from Roman Carthage at Constantinople, overthrows Eastern Roman Emperor Phocas and becomes Emperor. His first major act is to change the official language of the Eastern Roman Empire from Latin to Greek (already the language of the vast majority of the population). 615: The Sasanian Empire under Shah Khosrow II sacks Jerusalem, taking away the relic of the True Cross. 615: Pacal the Great becomes king of the Mayan city-state of Palenque. 616: Shah Khosrow II invades Egypt. 616: Æthelfrith of Northumbria defeats the Welsh in a battle at Chester in England. 618: Tang dynasty of China do initiated by Li Yuan. 618: The Chenla kingdom completely absorbed Funan. Religion Muhammad, Islamic prophet, […]