Battle of the Straits
The Battle of the Straits (Arabic: waqʿat al-majāz) was fought in early 965 between the fleets of the Byzantine Empire and the Fatimid Caliphate in the Straits of Messina. It resulted in a major Fatimid victory, and the final collapse of the attempt of Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas to recover Sicily from the Fatimids.
965Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-KalbiAl-Hasan ibn Ali al-KalbiAl-Hasan ibn Ammar al-KalbiByzantine navyDroungarios of the FleetFatimid navyFrogmanIndex of Byzantine Empire–related articlesList of Byzantine battlesList of battles 301–1300List of naval battlesMuslim conquest of SicilyNikephoros II PhokasNiketas AbalantesSiege of RomettaSiege of Taormina (962)
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Battle of the Straits
The Battle of the Straits (Arabic: waqʿat al-majāz) was fought in early 965 between the fleets of the Byzantine Empire and the Fatimid Caliphate in the Straits of Messina. It resulted in a major Fatimid victory, and the final collapse of the attempt of Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas to recover Sicily from the Fatimids.
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The Battle of the Straits (Ara ...... over Sicily from the Fatimids.
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Heavy, ca. 1000 prisoners
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Byzantine Empire
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Fatimidvictory
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Map of the Arab–Byzantine naval conflict in the Mediterranean, 7th–11th centuries
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Heavy, ca. 1000 prisoners
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Niketas Abalantes
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Battle of the Straits
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early 965
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the Arab–Byzantine wars
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Straits of Messina, Italy
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Fatimid victory
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