AD | Event |
668-675 | 1st Siege of Constantinople by the Arabs |
677 | Peace and Tribute |
716-718 | 2nd Siege of Constantinople; Failure and Retreat of the Saracens; Invention and Use of the Greek Fire |
721 | Invasion of France by the Arabs |
731 | Expedition and Victories of Abderame |
732 | Defeat of the Saracens by Charles Martel
They retreat before the Franks |
746-750 | Elevation of the Abbassides |
750 | Fall of the Ommiades |
755 | Revolt of Spain; Triple Division of the Caliphate |
750-960 | Magnificence of the Caliphs
—Its Consequences on private and public Happiness |
754, etc. 813, etc. | Introduction of Learning among the Arabians
Their real Progress in the Sciences,
Want of Erudition, Taste, and Freedom |
781-805 | Wars of Harun al Rashid against the Romans |
823 | The Arabs subdue the Isle of Crete |
827-878 | And of Sicily |
846 | Invasion of Rome by the Saracens |
849 | Victory and Reign of Leo IV |