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People: John III Doukas Vatatzes
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A Persian expeditionary force under Shahrbaraz invades …

Years: 618 - 618

A Persian expeditionary force under Shahrbaraz invades Egypt and occupies the province.

The Persians besiege Alexandria, whose defense of the city is led by Nicetas, a cousin of emperor Heraclius.

The imperial resistance is undermined by a blockade of the harbor, which cuts off the usual grain supplies from Egypt to Constantinople.

After the Persians capture the besieged city, Nicetas and the Chalcedonian patriarch, John V, flee to Cyprus, and King Khosrau II extends his rule southwards along the Nile.

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