Persistent persecution by Constantinople has fragmented the …
Years: 860 - 860
Persistent persecution by Constantinople has fragmented the Paulicians, some of whom join the Arabs in fighting against the Christians.
Muslims supported by the Paulicians defeat Michael's army in 860 on the Euphrates River in northern Syria.
The nine-year war, waged from 851, has devolved into a series of skirmishes, resulting in a treaty and an exchange if prisoners.
Locations
People
Groups
- Arab people
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Paulicians
- Varangians
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Phrygian or Armorian dynasty
- Abbasid Caliphate (Samarra)
