Episode 124 Quiz
Welcome to the quiz for Episode 124: The Last Great War of Antiquity. See what you remember about the Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628, and the Sasanian side of the story, by clicking “START” below!
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In 614, the Sasanians conquered Byzantine Jerusalem and gained control of which sacred relic?:
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True or false?: The Sasanian empire, in the 620s, was a monolithic empire united behind a single throne.
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This Byzantine emperor ruled from 602-610, reigning over the Byzantine empire during the beginning of the last great war of antiquity.
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Khosrow II’s father:
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Toward the beginning of the war, this Byzantine city broke into anarchy, some of its populace expressing support of the Sasanian conquerors.
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The last Sasanian king was:
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In 627, Heraclius made an alliance with this group:
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Heraclius came to the Byzantine throne by means of:
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The terminal battle of the Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628 was the Battle of _________, in the year 627.
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How many legendary noble houses did Iran have throughout the Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628?
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The greatest advantage to the early Sasanian war effort was:
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Heraclius did something that no Roman emperor had done since Valens had done it in 378. What did Heraclius do?
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In 600, before the war we covered in this episode began, Khosrow II:
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This group aided the Sasanians in laying siege to Constantinople in the summer of 626.
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This Byzantine emperor helped Khosrow II to the throne:
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