- capital. Maraş was
called Germanicia Caesarea (Ancient Gr****: Γερμανίκεια,
Germanikeia) in the time of the
Roman and
Byzantine empires,
probably after Germanicus...
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raided Abbasid Syria,
decisively defeating the
Abbasid army
outside of
Germanikeia. Leo died on 8
September 780, of tuberculosis. He was
succeeded by his...
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State controlled by Philaretos.
Thoros controlled the
region around Marash (
Germanikeia)...
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invading Umayyads and
forbade the
veneration of icons. Leo III was born in
Germanikeia, Commagene,
which is in
modern Kahramanmaraş in Turkey. His original...
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March 717 – 18 June 741 (24 years, 2 months and 24 days) Born c. 685 in
Germanikeia, Commagene, he
became a general. Rose in
rebellion and
secured the throne...
- the
founder of the so-called
Isaurian dynasty, was
actually born in
Germanikeia in
northern Syria c. 685; his
alleged origin from
Isauria derives from...
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districts and
strongholds (al-Awasim),
specifically from
Cilicia through Germanikeia to Melitene.
There was
significant settlement and
economic activity in...
- Lykandos, but are defeated. The
Byzantines counter-attack and
seize Germanikeia,
defeating an army from Tarsus, and
raiding as far
south as Antioch....
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briefly known as
Germanicia in
Ptolemais (Γερμανίκεια τῆς ἐν Πτολεμαΐδι,
Germaníkeia tês en Ptolemaΐdi). As a
Roman colony, it was
notionally refounded and...
- 778, the Byzantines,
under Michael Lachanodrakon,
seized the town of
Germanikeia (Ma'rash),
where they
captured significant amounts of
booty and took...
