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Emperor Michael III had assembled an imperial …
Years: 863 - 863
August
Emperor Michael III had assembled an imperial army to counter the Arab raid, and meets them at a battle in an area called Marj al-Usquf ("Bishop's Meadow") by Arab sources, a highland near Malakopeia, north of Nazianzus.
The battle is bloody with many casualties on both sides; according to the Persian historian al-Tabari, only a thousand of Umar's army survived.
Nevertheless, ...
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- Arab people
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Armeniac Theme
- Paulicians
- Bucellarian Theme
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Phrygian or Armorian dynasty
- Paphlagonia, Theme of
- Cappadocia (theme)
- Abbasid Caliphate (Samarra)
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- Arab-Byzantine Wars
- Islamic Golden Age
- Byzantine-Muslim War of 851-63
- Anarchy at Samarra
- Lalakaon, Battle of
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Years: 863 - 863
August
Locations
People
Groups
- Arab people
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Armeniac Theme
- Paulicians
- Bucellarian Theme
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Phrygian or Armorian dynasty
- Paphlagonia, Theme of
- Cappadocia (theme)
- Abbasid Caliphate (Samarra)
Topics
- Arab-Byzantine Wars
- Islamic Golden Age
- Byzantine-Muslim War of 851-63
- Anarchy at Samarra
- Lalakaon, Battle of
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions