4 oct. 610 - The Beheading of Emperor Phocas
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Heraclius arrives with a fleet from Africa at Constantinople. Assisted by an uprising in the capital, he overthrows and personally beheads Emperor Phocas. Heraclius gains the throne with help from his father Heraclius the Elder. His first major act is to change the official language of the Eastern Roman Empire from Latin to Greek.
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The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars episode V
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