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largest producer of
pharmaceutical opium. In antiquity, the city was
called Akroinon and it is the site of
Afyonkarahisar Castle,
built around 1350 BC. The...
- The
Battle of
Akroinon was
fought at
Akroinon or
Akroinos (near
modern Afyon) in Phrygia, on the
western edge of the
Anatolian plateau, in 740 between...
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although crucially a
major invading force was destro**** in the
Battle of
Akroinon of 740. It was only
during the
Third Fitna of 744–747, a
civil war within...
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successful raids into Anatolia, but also in a
major defeat (the
Battle of
Akroinon), and did not lead to any
significant territorial expansion. From the caliphate's...
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Muslim raids again become a threat, but the
great Byzantine victory at
Akroinon and the
turmoil of the
Abbasid Revolution led to a
pause in Arab attacks...
- were
caught and
punished or
executed by
eastern governors. The
Battle of
Akroinon, a
decisive Byzantine victory, was
during the
final campaign of the Umayyad...
- inscription. 738: Quiriguá
declares independence from
Copan 740:
Battle of
Akroinon.
Byzantines win
their first large-scale
victory in a
pitched battle against...
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Constantinople 1st
Constantinople Sebastopolis Tyana 2nd
Constantinople Nicaea Akroinon Border conflicts Kamacha Asia
Minor (782)
Kopidnadon Krasos Asia Minor...
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stemmed the tide when his army
defeated the
Umayyads at the
Battle of
Akroinon (740),
their final campaign in Anatolia. The
Frankish realm under Charles...
- and
learning what had transpired,
Maslama changed direction: he
attacked Akroinon and from
there marched to the
western coastlands to
spend the winter. On...
