File:Byzantine attack on Crete.jpg

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English: The Byzantines under the general Damian attack Crete but are defeated by the Saracens, ca. 828. From the Madrid Skylitzes.
Date late 11th century
Source Municipality of Heraklion: A City through the Ages - Click on "Municipality of Heraklion: a city through the ages" -> "History" -> "Historical Period" -> "Second Byzantine Period" -> "The campaign under Nicephorus Phocas" -> "The Siege of Chandax" (image link)
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