...vile and insensate slave. Have I not destroyed the Greeks ? You say you trust in your God : why, then, has he not delivered out of my hand Caesarea, Jerusalem, and Alexandria ? Shall I not also destroy Constantinople ? But I will pardon all your sins if you will come to me...

...Ahura-Mazda, Chosroes to Heraclius, his vile and insensate slave." "You say that you trust in God, why then has he not delivered out of my hand Caesarea, Jerusalem, and Alexandria? Could I not also destroy Constantinople? But submit yourself and I will spare you and your family....

...whole earth, to Hera<jlius, his vile and insensate slave. Why do you still refuse to submit to our rule and call yourself a king? Have I not destroyed the...not delivered out of my hand Caesarea, Jerusalem, Alexandria ? and shall I not also destroy Constantinople ? But I will pardon your faults if you will...