Heraclius invaded Azerbaijan, the center of Persian Zoroastrian fire worship, where Khosrow had wintered with an army 40,000 strong. The Persians melted away, leaving the palace and the great fire temple at the mercy of the Byzantines. Heraclius destroyed both, along with the nearby town identified as the birthplace of Zoroaster, as revenge for the Persian sack of Jerusalem.
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Episode 10 (8 mentions)
Heraclius invaded Azerbaijan, the center of Persian Zoroastrian fire worship, where Khosrow had wintered with an army 40,000 strong. The Persians melted away, leaving the palace and the great fire temple at the mercy of the Byzantines. Heraclius destroyed both, along with the nearby town identified as the birthplace of Zoroaster, as revenge for the Persian sack of Jerusalem.
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