813 ⟶ Arab Naval Raids in the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas

c. 813 – c. 915: Period of serious Arab naval raids on shore...
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⚔️ Arab Fleet Raids the Tiber River

An Arab fleet sails up the Tiber.⟶
Arab Fleet Raids the Tiber River (800)
Military HistoryNaval WarfareIslamic ExpansionRaidsArab Caliphate
ItalyItaly

⚔️ Arab Naval Raids in the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas

c. 813 – c. 915: Period of serious Arab naval raids on shores of Tyrrhenian and Adriatic seas.⟶
Arab Naval Raids in the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas (813)
Naval WarfareRaidsByzantine EmpirePiracyMilitary Conflict
ItalyItalyCroatiaCroatiaAlbaniaAlbania

⚔️ Aghlabid Conquest of Sicily and Raids on Southern Italy

902: Aghlabids established emirate (province) in Sicily and subsequently raids Southern Italy.⟶
Aghlabid Conquest of Sicily and Raids on Southern Italy (827)
Islamic ConquestsMilitary ExpansionMedieval WarfareRaids
ItalyItalyTunisiaTunisia

⚔️ Saracen Sack of Rome

11,000 Saracen Arab squadrons from Africa, with 500 horses, desecrate Christian shrines in Rome, including the tombs and basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul.⟶
Saracen Sack of Rome (846)
Middle AgesRaidsViking AgeIslamChristianityReligious Conflict
ItalyItaly

⚔️ Sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade

Fourth Crusade of 1202–1204 captures Zadar for Venice and sacks Byzantine Constantinople, creating the Latin Empire.⟶
Sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade (1204)
CrusadesByzantine EmpireSackMilitary HistoryReligious ConflictMiddle Ages
CroatiaCroatiaItalyItaly