Siege of Nicaea (727)
The Siege of Nicaea of 727 was an unsuccessful attempt by the Umayyad Caliphate to capture the Byzantine city of Nicaea, the capital of the Opsician Theme. Ever since its failure to capture the Byzantine Empire's capital, Constantinople, in 717–718, the Caliphate had launched a series of raids into Byzantine Asia Minor. In 727, the Arab army, led by one of the Caliph's sons, penetrated deep into Asia Minor, sacked two Byzantine fortresses and in late July arrived before Nicaea. Despite constant attacks for 40 days, the city held firm and the Arabs withdrew and returned to the Caliphate. The successful repulsion of the attack was a major boost for Byzantine emperor Leo III the Isaurian's recently initiated campaign to abolish the veneration of icons in the Empire; Leo claimed it as evidence
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Siege of Nicaea (727)
The Siege of Nicaea of 727 was an unsuccessful attempt by the Umayyad Caliphate to capture the Byzantine city of Nicaea, the capital of the Opsician Theme. Ever since its failure to capture the Byzantine Empire's capital, Constantinople, in 717–718, the Caliphate had launched a series of raids into Byzantine Asia Minor. In 727, the Arab army, led by one of the Caliph's sons, penetrated deep into Asia Minor, sacked two Byzantine fortresses and in late July arrived before Nicaea. Despite constant attacks for 40 days, the city held firm and the Arabs withdrew and returned to the Caliphate. The successful repulsion of the attack was a major boost for Byzantine emperor Leo III the Isaurian's recently initiated campaign to abolish the veneration of icons in the Empire; Leo claimed it as evidence
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Die Belagerung von Nikäa von 7 ...... iner ikonoklastischen Politik.
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L' assedio di Nicea del 727 fu ...... gradualmente recuperava forze.
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Le siège de Nicée de 727 est u ...... sa puissance progressivement.
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The Siege of Nicaea of 727 was ...... ine power gradually recovered.
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Осада Никеи — неудачная попытк ...... постепенно восстанавливалась.
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حصار نيقية (727) هي محاولة غير ...... ت قبضة الإمبراطورية البيزنطية.
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Map of Anatolia in 740 AD. Ni ...... ner of the Anatolian peninsula
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Die Belagerung von Nikäa von 7 ...... iner ikonoklastischen Politik.
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L' assedio di Nicea del 727 fu ...... urico come evidenza di favore
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Le siège de Nicée de 727 est u ...... bolir la vénération des icônes
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The Siege of Nicaea of 727 was ...... re; Leo claimed it as evidence
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Осада Никеи — неудачная попытк ...... Осада Никеи была апогеем омейя
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حصار نيقية (727) هي محاولة غير ...... ت قبضة الإمبراطورية البيزنطية.
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Assedio di Nicea (727)
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Belagerung von Nikäa (727)
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Siege of Nicaea (727)
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Siège de Nicée (727)
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Осада Никеи (727)
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حصار نيقية (727)
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