Siege of Syracuse (827–828)
The siege of Syracuse in 827–828 marks the first attempt by the Aghlabids to conquer the city of Syracuse in Sicily, then a Byzantine province. The Aghlabid army had only months before landed on Sicily, ostensibly in support of the rebel Byzantine general Euphemius. After defeating local forces and taking the fortress of Mazara, they marched on Syracuse, which was the capital of the island under Roman and Byzantine rule. The siege lasted through the winter of 827–828 and until summer, during which time the besieging forces suffered greatly from lack of food and an outbreak of an epidemic, which claimed the life of their commander, Asad ibn al-Furat. In the face of Byzantine reinforcements, the new Arab leader, Muhammad ibn Abi'l-Jawari, abandoned the siege and withdrew to the southwestern
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Siege of Syracuse (827–828)
The siege of Syracuse in 827–828 marks the first attempt by the Aghlabids to conquer the city of Syracuse in Sicily, then a Byzantine province. The Aghlabid army had only months before landed on Sicily, ostensibly in support of the rebel Byzantine general Euphemius. After defeating local forces and taking the fortress of Mazara, they marched on Syracuse, which was the capital of the island under Roman and Byzantine rule. The siege lasted through the winter of 827–828 and until summer, during which time the besieging forces suffered greatly from lack of food and an outbreak of an epidemic, which claimed the life of their commander, Asad ibn al-Furat. In the face of Byzantine reinforcements, the new Arab leader, Muhammad ibn Abi'l-Jawari, abandoned the siege and withdrew to the southwestern
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827年–828年的叙拉古之围标志着阿格拉布王朝第一次对西西 ...... 年陶尔米纳被攻陷后,整个西西里岛基本被阿格拉布王朝完全征服。
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Die Belagerung von Syrakus im ...... eses Ziel Wirklichkeit werden.
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El sitio de Siracusa de 827-82 ...... cayó en poder de los aglabíes.
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Het Beleg van Syracuse vond pl ...... d, maar ditmaal wel ingenomen.
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Il primo assedio arabo di Sira ...... mettere in fuga gli aghlabidi.
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O cerco de Siracusa, em 827-82 ...... província bizantina na época.
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The siege of Syracuse in 827–8 ...... n the fall of Taormina in 902.
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حصار سرقوسة 827-828 كان أول مح ...... * بوابة الحرب
* بوابة إيطاليا
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Byzantine Empire
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Relates an entity to the populated place in which it is located.
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Byzantine victory
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8,000–9,000 men (Vasiliev)
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Asad ibn al-Furat
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Muhammad ibn Abi'l-Jawari
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Siege of Syracuse
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Fall 827 – Summer/Fall 828
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the Muslim conquest of Sicily
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Byzantine victory
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827年–828年的叙拉古之围标志着阿格拉布王朝第一次对西西 ...... 年陶尔米纳被攻陷后,整个西西里岛基本被阿格拉布王朝完全征服。
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Die Belagerung von Syrakus im ...... gerung abzubrechen und sich na
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El sitio de Siracusa de 827-82 ...... el año 878 en que cayó en pod
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Het Beleg van Syracuse vond pl ...... d, maar ditmaal wel ingenomen.
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Il primo assedio arabo di Sira ...... mettere in fuga gli aghlabidi.
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O cerco de Siracusa, em 827-82 ...... província bizantina na época.
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The siege of Syracuse in 827–8 ...... withdrew to the southwestern
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حصار سرقوسة 827-828 كان أول مح ...... * بوابة الحرب
* بوابة إيطاليا
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Assedio di Siracusa (827)
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Belagerung von Syrakus (827–828)
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Beleg van Syracuse (827-828)
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Cerco de Siracusa (827–828)
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Siege of Syracuse (827–828)
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Sitio de Siracusa (827-828)
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حصار سرقوسة (827-828)
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叙拉古之围 (827年-828年)
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Siege of Syracuse
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