A brief and successful campaign restored Chosroes to the throne of his ancestors.
But the glories of this generous campaign could not preserve Maurice himself.

A mutiny broke out in the Roman army, headed by Phocas, a centurion.

The statues of the emperor were overthrown.

The Patriarch of Constantinople, having declared that he had assured himself of the orthodoxy of Phocas, consecrated him emperor.

The unfortunate Maurice was dragged from a sanctuary, in which he had sought refuge; his five sons were beheaded before his eyes, and then he was put to death.