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History · Rashidun Caliphate Battle of Yarmouk
...ld history, deciding the fate of the entire Levant. Emperor Heraclius sent a massive Byzantine army of 100,000–150,000 soldiers t...
Battle · Rashidun Caliphate Battle of Yarmouk
...ding Byzantine control of the Levant. The Byzantine Emperor Heraclius assembled a massive force, variously estimated at 80,000 to...
Battle · Rashidun Caliphate Siege and Conquest of Damascus
The conquest of Damascus, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a major Byzantine administrative centre, marked a turning point in th