Medieval era · 827 CE – 828 CE
Siege of Syracuse
The siege of Syracuse in 827–828 marks the first attempt by the Aghlabids to conquer the city of Syracuse in Sicily, then a Byzantine province. The Aghlabid army had only months before landed on Sicily, ostensibly in support of the rebel Byzantine general Euphemius.
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- When
- 827 CE – 828 CE
- Where
- Syracuse
- Era
- Medieval
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Siege of Syracuse (827–828), CC BY-SA 4.0