Nov 6

The Iranian army proceeded towards Constantinople

This piece of history will be completely edited later          Some units of the Iranian army that were assigned to conquer Constantinople (present Istanbul) and put an end of the rule of the Romans in the northwest part of Asia, passed from the Taurus mountains (situated in the southwest of present turkey) on 6 November 608 AD.     After retaking Syria, the command of the Iranian army divided its forces into two parts; one troop was sent to conquer Palestine and two troops to conquer Constantinople. The troops that were assigned to Constantinople passed from the Taurus mountains on this day.     This news made Phocas, the Byzantine Emperor (East Rome) very worried and after this shake and repeated military defeats from Iran his country went into chaotic disorder, to an extent that Heraclius, the Roman ruler of northern Africa, rushed to Constantinople by ship, to save the empire. When Heraclius reached Constantinople the people of the city joined him and captured Phocas and killed him. In those times, not only the Iranian army, but also the Slavic and Avar tribes from the north were threatening Constantinople.     After capturing Palestine, including Jerusalem, the Iranian troop took the main cross to Ctesiphon.          Translation by Rowshan Lohrasbpour (AmordadNews writer)