The Arabs in Asia Minor (641–750), from Arabic Sources

Abstract

Considering the attention now paid to the geography ot Asia Minor, it has struck me that a collection of the notices relating to the Arabic invasions of that district, which are scattered here and there in the Arabic annalists and must be sought through thousands of pages of Arabic print, would serve a very useful purpose. These extracts not only throw light on geography and the Arabic nomenclature of the localities, but, when compared with the accounts of the same events in Greek and Syriac writers, are of great value for the study of chronology.The writers from whom extracts are given under years are the following:—

La città, i miracoli ed il loro contrario. Le due Rome e il meraviglioso

“…Tuttavia, il patriarca Niceforo ridimensiona l'accadimento. Questi non menziona affatto l'arma chimica, ma si limita a riferire di una tempesta presso Syllaion, 98 in Panfilia, che colpisce le navi arabe di ritorno da una delle tante spedizioni verso la capitale. Tempesta che è confermata da Zonara.…”

Arab-Byzantine Relations under the Umayyad Caliphate and South Caucasus

“…He laid these countries under contribution and sent a great amount of money to the emperor [3]. In fact, he reports the treaty before he tells of Leontius"s Armenian campaign (Arab sources show clearly that Theophanes" chronology cannot be accepted [2]. If we believe to the data of Theophanes, it is not clear, why did the Byzantine emperor sent his army to Armenia, for this was violation of the conditions, specified in the treaty.…”

“…But at the same time, the caliph had to surrender to the emperor half the tribute from Cyprus, Iberia (Kartli) and Armenia [1][2][3][4][5].…”

H Αρμενία Το Β’ Μισό Του 9ου Αιώνα Και Των Αρχών Του 10ου Αιώνα Μεταξύ Βυζαντινών Και Αράβων

“…Οι αραβικές επιθέσεις στην περιοχή συνεχίστηκαν και σε μεταγενέστερη εποχή, βλ. ενδεικτικά E. BROOKS, 1898, σ.197. J. WELLHAUSEN, 2004 Για τη νικηφόρα σύγκρουση των Βυζαντινών του Τιβέριου Γ' με τον Smbat Βαγρατίδη, γράφει ο Ghewond, βλ.…”