The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon — In The East
AD Scope Of Chapter LII
The Limits of the Arabian Conquests
668-675 First Siege of Constantinople by the Arabs
677 Peace and Tribute
716-718 Second Siege of Constantinople
Failure and Retreat of the Saracens
Invention and Use of the Greek Fire
721 Invasion of France by the Arabs
731Expedition and Victories of Abderame
732 Defeat of the Saracens by Charles Martel, They retreat before the Franks
746-750Elevation of the Abbassides
750Fall of the Ommiades
755 Revolt of Spain
Triple Division of the Caliphate
750-960 Magnificence of the Caliphs,
Its Consequences on private and public Happiness
754, &c. 813, &c. Introduction of Learning among the Arabians
Their real Progress in the Sciences, Want of Erudition, Taste, and Freedom
781-805 Wars of Harun al Rashid against the Romans
823 The Arabs subdue the Isle of Crete
827-878 And of Sicily
846 Invasion of Rome by the Saracens
849 Victory and Reign of Leo IV.
852 Foundation of the Leonine City
838 The Amorian War between Theophilus and Motassem
841-870 Disorders of the Turkish Guards
890-951 Rise and Progress of the Carmathians
900 Their Military Exploits
929 They pillage Mecca
800-936 Revolt of the Provinces
The Independent Dynasties
800-941 The Aglabites
829-907 The Edrisites
813-872 The Taherites
872-902 The Soffarides
874-999 The Samanides
868-905 The Toulonides
934-968 The Ikshidites
92-1001 The Hamadanites
933-1055 The Bowides
936 Fallen State of the Caliphs of Bagdad
960 Enterprises of the Greeks
Reduction of Crete
963-975 The Eastern Conquests of Nicephorus Phocas, and John Zimisces
— Conquest of Cilicia, Invasion of Syria, Recovery of Antioch, Passage of the Euphrates, Danger of Bagdad
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