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In 717–718 Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, was besieged for the second time by the Muslim Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate.The campaign marked the culmination of twenty years of attacks and progressive Arab occupation of the Byzantine borderlands, while Byzantine strength was sapped by prolonged internal turmoil.
Constantinople came under Byzantine rule again in 1261 who ruled for nearly two centuries. The city was taken by the Ottomans with the siege in 1453, and as a result the Byzantine Empire came to an end. The city has been under the rule of Turks since the last siege, except for the period of Allied occupation from 1920 to 1923.
717–718 – Siege of Constantinople – Second and last siege of Constantinople by the Arabs; 727 – Siege of Nicaea – Unsuccessful siege of Nicaea by the Arabs; 740 – Battle of Akroinon – Byzantine emperor Leo III the Isaurian destroys an Arab invasion force; 746 – Battle of Keramaia; 756 – Battle of Marcellae; 759 – Battle of ...
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In early summer 717, Maslama with his army crossed from Asia into Europe over the Dardanelles, and proceeded to besiege Constantinople from land and sea. His navy, however, was soon neutralized by the use of Greek fire , and as his army was unable to overcome the city's land defences , the siege continued into the winter, which was especially ...
This set the pattern that continued throughout the siege: each spring, the Arabs crossed the Marmara and assaulted Constantinople, withdrawing to Cyzicus for the winter. [1] [30] [19] [31] In fact, the "siege" of Constantinople was a series of engagements around the city, which may even be stretched to include Yazid's 669 attack. [32]
Siege of Constantinople (717–718) Siege of Constantinople (1411) Siege of Constantinople (1422) Fall of Constantinople; Cretan expedition (911–912) D.
Siege of Constantinople (674–678) Siege of Constantinople (717–718) D. Battle of Demetrias; E. Battle of the Echinades (1427) G. Battle of the Gulf of Corinth; K.