A mob seized Phocas and brought him to Heraclius' ship in the harbor of Constantinople. Heraclius reportedly asked, 'Is this how you governed, wretch?' to which Phocas replied, 'Will you do any better?' Phocas was then executed, ending his disastrous eight-year reign.
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Episode 10 (2 mentions)
A mob seized Phocas and brought him to Heraclius' ship in the harbor of Constantinople. Heraclius reportedly asked, 'Is this how you governed, wretch?' to which Phocas replied, 'Will you do any better?' Phocas was then executed, ending his disastrous eight-year reign.
“was fruitless to continue trying to overthrow a king whose subjects were obviously about”
“If only he had died after the overthrow of Kostros, with the Persian Empire defeated”
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