His young son, Heraclius Constantine, was left behind as regent under the charge of Patriarch Sergius and the patrician Bonus. In order to threaten both the Persian forces in Anatolia and Syria, his first move was to sail from Constantinople to Pylae in Bithynia (not in Cilicia).
His young son, Heraclius Constantine, was left as regent under the supervision of Patriarch Sergius and the patrician Bonus. To deter both the Persian forces in Anatolia and Syria, his initial action was to sail from Constantinople to Pylae in Bithynia (not Cilicia).