Siege of Taormina

When

Jul 902 – 6 Aug 902

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

37.85° N, 15.29° E

Description

902 battle during the Muslim conquest of Sicily

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Part of the Arab–Byzantine wars and the Muslim conquest of Sicily

The siege of Taormina in 902 ended the conquest of the Byzantine city of Taormina, in northeastern Sicily, by the Aghlabids. The campaign was led by the deposed Aghlabid emir, Ibrahim II, as a form of armed pilgrimage and holy war. Ibrahim's forces defeated the Byzantine garrison in a hard-fought battle in front of the city walls, and laid siege to the city.

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