Heraclius used all of the following ways to fortify his borders except
a. He confiscated church furnishings to pay his military.
b. He overhauled the tax system to increase revenues.
c. He bribed the Avars to ceasefire in order to push back the Persians.
d. He charged a fee to see the relic of the True Cross.
e. He inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Persians.
d
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a. true b. false