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| Tango01 | 24 Oct 2016 9:47 p.m. PST |
"For centuries Byzantium's seaborne-flank was defended by a fleet of swift galleys; armed with one of history's greatest secret weapons: Greek Fire! In 672 three great Muslim fleets were dispatched by the Muslim Caliph, Mu'awiya; to clear the sea lanes and prepare for a Muslim army to besiege the storied capital of the Byzantine Empire: Constantinople. Methodically moving up the Anatolian coast and into the Aegean, they wintered at Smyrna in 673. Entering the Hellespont (Dardanelles) in 674, the Arab armada landed at Cyzicus on the southern shore of the Sea of Marmara. A base was established, and from here the Arab fleets attempted to blockade Constantinople and support the Arab land forces arriving opposite the city, after crossing Anatolia.
This was not the first time the great city had stood siege. Its massive triple walls, constructed during the reign of the emperor Theodosius in the 5th century, had never been breached. However, with command of the sea around the city as well as an army camped outside the walls, the Arabs could cut Constantinople off from outside supply. In time, the great city must surrender or starve…"
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