The Capture of Jerusalem by the Persian General Shahrbaraz in 614 AD (litho)

The Capture of Jerusalem by the Persian General Shahrbaraz in 614 AD. In 614 the Persian general Shahrbaraz captured Jerusalem in the course of the triumphant progress of the Sasanian monarch, Khusru Parvez (Chosroes II) through Western Asia. The Holy Cross was carried off in triumph to the Persian capital, Ctesiphon on the Tigris, where it remained until it was recovered by Heraclius in 628 and brought back to Jerusalem with great pomp in 629. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson, c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.