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Michael II's successor Theophilos sends an embassy …
Years: 829 - 829
Michael II's successor Theophilos sends an embassy to Abd ar-Rahman II of Córdoba proposing a joint action against the Andalusian exiles, but beyond Abd ar-Rahman giving his assent to any imperial action against Crete, this comes to nothing.
The Battle of Thasos is fought on October 829 between the fleets of the Empire and the newly founded Emirate of Crete.
The Cretan Arabs score a major victory: Theophanes Continuatus records that almost the entire imperial fleet was lost.
This success opens up the Aegean to the Saracens' raids.
The Cyclades and other islands are pillaged, and Mount Athos is so devastated that it will be deserted for long time.
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- Arab people
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Muslims, Sunni
- Saracens
- Córdoba, Umayyad Emirate of
- Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad)
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Phrygian or Armorian dynasty
- Crete, Emirate of
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Years: 829 - 829
Locations
People
Groups
- Arab people
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Muslims, Sunni
- Saracens
- Córdoba, Umayyad Emirate of
- Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad)
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Phrygian or Armorian dynasty
- Crete, Emirate of
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Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions