Constantine invades the Abassids

Byzantine Empire Isaurian dynasty

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752 Jan 1

Constantine invades the Abassids

Malatya, Turkey

Constantine led an invasion into the new Abbasid Caliphate under As-Saffah. Constantine captured Theodosioupolis and Melitene (Malatya), and again resettled some of the population in the Balkans.

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