Theophilus, exploiting dissension within the Arab camp,…

841 CE

Theophilus, exploiting dissension within the Arab camp, captures Melitene on the Armenian border with the help of Spanish Moors in 841, forcing al-Mu'tasim to sign a truce, ending a decade of warfare between Caliphate and Empire.

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Melitene > Malatya Malatya Turkey View →

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Theophilos (emperor) View → al-Mu'tasim View →

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Arab people View → Persian people View → Zoroastrians View → Moors View → Christianity, Chalcedonian View → Islam View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Phrygian or Armorian dynasty View →

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Arab-Byzantine Wars View → Iconoclastic period, second View → Islamic Conquest of Sicily View → Byzantine-Muslim War of 830-41 View →

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Weapons View →

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