Siege of Syracuse (877–878)
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The siege of Syracuse from 877 to 878 led to the fall of the city of Syracuse, the Byzantine capital of Sicily, to the Aghlabids. The siege lasted from August 877 to 21 May 878 when the city, effectiv
The capture of Syracuse, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes
Admiral Adrianos is informed of the fall of Syracuse by demons. Miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes.
Refugees confirm the fall of Syracuse to Admiral Adrianos.
Nea Ekklesia
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The Nea Ekklēsia was a church built by Byzantine Emperor Basil I the Macedonian in Constantinople between 876 and 880. It was the first monumental church built in the Byzantine capital after the Hagia
Gold solidus of Emperor Basil I, with his son Constantine and Empress Eudokia Ingerina