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  1. π—ͺπ—œπ—žπ—œπ—£π—˜π——π—œπ—”'𝗦 π—™π—˜π—”π—§π—¨π—₯π—˜π—— 𝗔π—₯π—§π—œπ—–π—Ÿπ—˜

    ✧ first Arab siege of Constantinople in 674–678 ✧

    The first Arab siege of Constantinople in 674–678 was a major conflict of the Arab–Byzantine wars, and the first culmination of the Umayyad Caliphate's expansionist strategy towards the Byzantine Empire. In 672–673 Arab fleets secured bases along the coa...

    #UmayyadCaliphate #ByzantineEmpire #AsiaMinor #Constantinople #Byzantines #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of

  2. π—ͺπ—œπ—žπ—œπ—£π—˜π——π—œπ—”'𝗦 π—™π—˜π—”π—§π—¨π—₯π—˜π—— 𝗔π—₯π—§π—œπ—–π—Ÿπ—˜

    ✧ first Arab siege of Constantinople in 674–678 ✧

    The first Arab siege of Constantinople in 674–678 was a major conflict of the Arab–Byzantine wars, and the first culmination of the Umayyad Caliphate's expansionist strategy towards the Byzantine Empire. In 672–673 Arab fleets secured bases along the coa...

    #UmayyadCaliphate #ByzantineEmpire #AsiaMinor #Constantinople #Byzantines #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of

  3. π—ͺπ—œπ—žπ—œπ—£π—˜π——π—œπ—”'𝗦 π—™π—˜π—”π—§π—¨π—₯π—˜π—— 𝗔π—₯π—§π—œπ—–π—Ÿπ—˜

    ✧ first Arab siege of Constantinople in 674–678 ✧

    The first Arab siege of Constantinople in 674–678 was a major conflict of the Arab–Byzantine wars, and the first culmination of the Umayyad Caliphate's expansionist strategy towards the Byzantine Empire. In 672–673 Arab fleets secured bases along the coa...

    #UmayyadCaliphate #ByzantineEmpire #AsiaMinor #Constantinople #Byzantines #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of

  4. π—ͺπ—œπ—žπ—œπ—£π—˜π——π—œπ—”'𝗦 π—™π—˜π—”π—§π—¨π—₯π—˜π—— 𝗔π—₯π—§π—œπ—–π—Ÿπ—˜

    ✧ first Arab siege of Constantinople in 674–678 ✧

    The first Arab siege of Constantinople in 674–678 was a major conflict of the Arab–Byzantine wars, and the first culmination of the Umayyad Caliphate's expansionist strategy towards the Byzantine Empire. In 672–673 Arab fleets secured bases along the coa...

    #UmayyadCaliphate #ByzantineEmpire #AsiaMinor #Constantinople #Byzantines #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of

  5. π—ͺπ—œπ—žπ—œπ—£π—˜π——π—œπ—”'𝗦 π—™π—˜π—”π—§π—¨π—₯π—˜π—— 𝗔π—₯π—§π—œπ—–π—Ÿπ—˜

    ✧ Attalus I ✧

    Attalus I (269–197 BC) ruled the Ionian Greek Pergamene Kingdom from 241 BC until his death. He won an important victory, the Battle of the Caecus River, against the Galatians, a group of migratory Celtic tribes from Thrace, who had been plundering and exacting tribute through most of Asia Minor for decades. The victory was celebrated with a triumphal monument at P...

    #AsiaMinor #Pergamon #Thrace #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attalus_

  6. @vincent

    Oh hey. Mithridates killed a Roman official for starting the war. By pouring molten gold down his throat.

    Better save that one for some adult fiction series…

    #History #Mithridates #PonticEmpire #AncientHistory #Pontus #BlackSea #Anatolia #AsiaMinor

  7. It is said that Mithridates VI was struck by lightning as a baby, which burned his clothes but left him unharmed except for a mark on his forehead.

    Where have I heard that one before?

    #History #Mithridates #PonticEmpire #AncientHistory #Pontus #BlackSea #Anatolia #AsiaMinor