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Aretion
Aretion ( ) was a Byzantine governor of Jerusalem during the reign of Heraclius ( ), and a general in the Arab–Byzantine wars. He is described by al-Tabari as "the most cunning of the Byzantines, the most far-sighted, and the most harmful".
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Aretion ( ) was a Byzantine governor of Jerusalem during the reign of Heraclius ( ), and a general in the Arab–Byzantine wars. He is described by al-Tabari as "the most cunning of the Byzantines, the most far-sighted, and the most harmful".
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