Episode 265 - The 10 Greatest Emperors with Anthony Kaldellis
The History of Byzantium
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Khushro and the Persian Empire
The story was that he abolished attacks and then people celebrated the holiday because he abolished the tax. My memory is also that the Sassanids attacked and he kind of raised a large army to drive them back and then stopped. There was no escalation of that conflict. It was just, I'm letting you know you can't keep these cities you've attacked. And that felt very restrained to me as well.
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