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Christians in Arab Malta (4)

Edit The Malta Independent 14 Mar 2016
Dr Simon Mercieca and Frans X ... Metcalfe links the siege of 982 to the German Emperor Otto II, while his chronology of events is devoid of any reference to naval activity, which is the main characteristic of Al Athir's accounts ... Unfortunately for the Byzantines, the whole expedition had to be abandoned on the death of Emperor Basil II that same year. Nonetheless, the death of Basil did not end the naval might of the Byzantine Empire ... ....

Christians in Arab Malta: The re-conquest of ‘Malta’ by the Byzantines in AD 982

Edit The Malta Independent 08 Jan 2016
At this time, the king of the Franks was the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II ... In 982, the Byzantine Emperor was Basil II, who lived from 958 to 1025. Like Otto II, Basil too was engaged in a war against the Fatimid of Sicily ... According to Al Athir, the fleet of Basil II reached Sicily and conquered the fortress of Malta ... They were attacked by the forces of Otto II From the north, and from the East they were harassed by Basil II's fleet....

Global Spices and Seasonings Industry

Edit PR Newswire 10 Nov 2014
II ... INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-1 ... Taste II-1. Market Dynamics in a Nut Shell II-3. Recession in Retrospect and the Road Ahead II-3 ... (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-5 ... Spearhead Growth II-6 ... Graph/Chart) II-6 ... and The UK (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-7 ... The Spice Bowl of the World II-7. Is India Losing Sheen ? II-8 ... Spices II-9. Competitive Landscape II-9 ... - The Market Leader II-9 ... Noteworthy Trends II-10 ... II-23 ... Basil II-82 ... Basil II-83....

Vikings: Life and Legend, British Museum - exhibition review

Edit London Evening Standard 24 May 2014
In all this, even in the outrageous hair, there is, if not the whole truth, truth enough for a schoolboy ... The very last Viking invasion of the British Isles was from Denmark during the reign of Cnut II (1080-86) ... The date of its foundation in 988, with the hiring of 6,000 mercenaries by the Emperor Basil II, accords perfectly with the reign of King Haakon Sigurdsson of Norway and the seafaring rat’s account of their meeting ... Vikings ... ....

48 Hours In: Sofia

Edit The Independent 17 May 2014
Travel essentials. Why go now?. Sofia is a city packed with surprises and hidden delights yet small enough to explore in detail in only a couple of days ... Touch down ... Start at the horseback statue of Emperor Alexander II (8) on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard, commemorating the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottomans in 1878 ... In the grounds is the sobering sculpture devoted to the 15,000 soldiers blinded by evil Emperor Basil II in 1014 ... ....
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