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The Eastern Roman Empire at the beginning of the seventh century AD was on the verge of collapse under the dual weight of internal strife and foreign enemies. Phocas, a warrior from the lower ranks, rebelled, brutally killed Maurice I, who was quite skilled in martial arts, and then usurped the throne and established himself on his own. Taking advantage of the civil strife in the empire, Rome's old enemy Sassanid Persia raised troops to invade the country on the pretext of revenge for Maurice. They won consecutive battles and seized large areas of land in the eastern provinces of the empire in just a few years. "New Rome" is at stake. In times of crisis, Heraclius, a generation of heroes, raised the flag of righteousness in North Africa, overthrew the tyrant, and was crowned emperor. Then he endured hardships for more than ten years. Finally, with a desperate all-out counterattack, he turned the tables and turned defeat into victory. He forced Sassanid Persia to regain all its lost territory, ushered in the "True Cross", and once again saved the empire. However, Rome's revival was short-lived. A storm that is about to change the Middle East, and even the entire world, is brewing in the Arabian Peninsula. An ancient nation, led by a new religion, will soon rush out of the desert, crushing the two old empires like a torrent, and inexorably push the classical world under the afterglow of Rome into the Middle Ages.