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Capture of Roman Empire

Name: Capture of Roman Empire – Roman Empire factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Roman Empire · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records

554–976Date range

3Named people

0Places

Chronological records

554

Justinian I554

Warfare / Military

Defeats the Goths & retakes Rome & Italy

904

Leo VI the Wise904

Warfare / Military

Arab pirates capture Thessalonika

907

Leo VI the Wise907

Warfare / Military

Arabs capture Sicily

976

John I Tzimisces976

Warfare / Military

Completes the Capture of Syria

Names involved

John I TzimiscesJustinian ILeo VI the Wise

Provenance

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