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The Cretan expedition occurred in August 949, where the Byzantine army invaded the island of Crete which was held by the Arabs. The expedition ended in...

The Cretan expedition occurred between 911 and 912, when the Byzantine army invaded the island of Crete to recapture it, which was held by the Arabs....

Minor. As a result, Emperor Constantine VII (r. 913–959) sent another expedition in 949. This too was routed in a surprise attack, a defeat which Byzantine...

large-scale, seaborne Byzantine expedition was sent against Crete, only for it to be comprehensively defeated by the Cretan Saracens. Miles 1964, pp. 11–15...

against the Bulgars, at the Battle of Acheloos in 917. In the Cretan expedition of 949, 456 soldiers of the unit from Bithynia, as well as an unspecified...

preparation, the Byzantine expeditions against Crete failed due to supply constraints and the strategy of attrition followed by the Cretan Saracens. Success or...

emperor Constantine VII to launch another expedition to recapture Crete. This expedition did not sail until 949 and was a failure. He was succeeded by his...

ISSN 0378-2506. Makrypoulias, Christos G. (2000). "Byzantine Expeditions against the Emirate of Crete c. 825–949". Graeco-Arabica. 7–8: 347–362. Miles, George C....

Γογγύλης; fl. c. 913/4–949) was a Byzantine eunuch and court official who led a failed expedition against the Emirate of Crete in 949. Nothing is known of...

general dromon type, as detailed in the inventories for the Cretan expeditions of 911 and 949: the [chelandion] ousiakon ([χελάνδιον] οὑσιακόν), so named...

ISBN 0-19-504652-8. Makrypoulias, Christos G. (2000), "Byzantine Expeditions against the Emirate of Crete c. 825–949", Graeco-Arabica (7–8): 347–362 Nesbitt, John; Oikonomides...

have been used more and more in overseas expeditions, such as those sent against the Emirate of Crete in 911, 949 and 960. The same process saw the theme...

Chrysos 1990, pp. 28–29; Howard-Johnston 2008, p. 949; Haldon 1990, p. 286. Howard-Johnston 2008, p. 949. Kazhdan 1990, p. 5. Kazhdan 1990, pp. 11, 13, 20...

Beornwulf of Mercia, ending Mercian supremacy. 829 Battle of Thasos The Cretan Saracens defeat the Byzantines off Thasos. 838 Battle of Anzen Theophilus...

participating in a campaign to southern Italy in 935 and in the Cretan expedition of 949, but the sources are silent about its subsequent history and eventual...

held despite the massive seaborne expedition launched by Byzantium in 960 to recover the island of Crete. The Cretan Arabs appealed for help to both the...

"starry one"; Astraeus "god of dusk" (litt. "starry"); Astraea "star-maiden"; Cretan king Asterion "starry". acc. stā̆rǝm, gen. stārō, pl. nom. staras-ča, stārō...

Boston: De Gruyter. Makrypoulias, Christos G. (2000). "Byzantine Expeditions against the Emirate of Crete c. 825–949". Graeco-Arabica. 7–8: 347–362....

daughter of the discoverer, Norman Pogson. DMP · 42 43 Ariadne – Ariadne, Cretan princess and daughter of king Minos from Greek mythology, who sent every...

89. Makrypoulias, Christos G. (2000). Byzantine Expeditions against the Emirate of Crete c. 825–949. Graeco-Arabica. 7–8. pp. 347–362. Treadgold, Warren...