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Medieval era · 626 CE

Siege of Constantinople

The siege of Constantinople in 626 by the Sassanid Persians and Avars, aided by large numbers of allied Slavs, ended in a strategic victory for the Byzantines. The failure of the siege saved the empire from collapse, and, combined with other victories achieved by Emperor Heraclius (r.

Siege of Constantinople
Siege of Constantinople · Original: Constantine Manasses, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
626 CE
Where
Constantinople
Era
Medieval

Topics

Turkey1,258 BCE – todayByzantine Empire752 BCE – 1453

Before and after

Battle of Uhud625 CEXuanwu Gate Incident626 CEShow on timeline

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