jun 25, 720 - Third Battle of Cyprus
Description:
June 720, 20 thousand Arabs with about five hundred of ships landed on Cyprus, overwhelmed the Roman garrison of few hundreds, and seized the island on 25 as a springboard for the following attack of Egypt. This attack marks as the start of the second high conflict period between Rome and Arab in the First Rome-Arab Wars.Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 25, 720
Now
~ 1306 years ago