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Siege of Constantinople (626)
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For other sieges of the city, see list of sieges of Constantinople.
The siege of Constantinople in 626 by the Sassanid Persians and Avars, aided by large numbers of allied Slavs, ended in a strategic victory for the Byzantines. The failure of the siege saved the empire from collapse, and, combined with other victories achieved by Emperor Heraclius (r. 610–641) the previous year and in 627, enabled Byzantium to regain its territories and end the destructive Roman–Persian Wars by enforcing a treaty with borders status quo c. 590.
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Part of Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 and the Avar–Byzantine Wars | |||||||||
![]() Depiction of the siege from the Chronicle of Constantine Manasses | |||||||||
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![]() Avar Khaganate Sclaveni |
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Bayan III ![]() ![]() |
Patriarch Sergius Magister Bonus Theodore | ||||||||
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George of Pisidia:
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Theodore Synkellos:
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