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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25بك المحتوى هنا ينقصه الاستشه ...... حاجة للتوسيع. شارك في تحريرها.
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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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Byzantine Empire
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Byzantine victory
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8,000–9,000 men (Vasiliev)
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fall 827 – summer/fall 828
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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 ...... conservar Siracusa hasta el a
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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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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)
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حصار سرقوسة (827-828)
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