Medieval era · 860 CE
Siege of Constantinople
The siege of Constantinople in 860 was the only major military expedition of the Rus' recorded in Byzantine and western European sources. The casus belli was the construction of the fortress Sarkel by Byzantine engineers, restricting the Rus' trade route along the Don River in favour of the Khazars. Accounts vary, with discrepancies between contemporary and later sources, and the outcome is unknown in detail.
- When
- 860 CE
- Where
- Constantinople
- Era
- Medieval
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Before and after
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