Maslamah ibn ʿAbd al-Malik

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Maslamah ibn ʿAbd al-Malik

Muslim prince

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Leo III
Military accomplishments.
…against the Arab troops under Maslamah ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, who angrily perceived the deception. They besieged the city by land and sea from Aug. 15, 717, to Aug. 15, 718. Leo’s skillful defense, which was aided by Greek fire (an igneous petroleum mix), a severe winter, desertions from the Arab…
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…against the Arab troops under Maslamah ibn ʿAbd al-Malik, who angrily perceived the deception. They besieged the city by land and sea from Aug. 15, 717, to Aug. 15, 718. Leo’s skillful defense, which was aided by Greek fire (an igneous petroleum mix), a severe winter, desertions from the Arab…
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