Winter of Constantinople
The Mcadd spend six months on the entry of Leo of Constantinople (March 25, 717), in September the same year, even the movement of Muslims from Bergamos towards the north, tell Lapidus located on the strait Dardanelles, and when he crossed the beach EU, and found themselves in front of the walls of Constantinople, while himself was a Navy pass the Dardanelles and the Sea of Marmara Sea on the besieged city. Astmat and Ilion (Leo III) to defend the city, blocked the entrances to the Bosphorus as a series of large iron and shipping soldiers on the walls to prevent Muslims from entering [5]. The work of the Muslim houses of wood he spent the winter, but the cold of winter was so harsh and severe Maany by Muslims many from hunger and disease, so they took the camels, horses and mules. Ilion, and also try to negotiate with the Bulgarians, who attacked the Muslims besieged the city from the EU side, and hearing the about, what caused the fire losses of the Greek fleet. And make matters worse, the complicity of Christian sailors who work with the Islamic Byzantine fleet, most of them have fled. The supplies arrived from Egypt about 400 vessels and 360 African ship during the spring of 718 / 99 e, but that did not alter the course of the war, and the city walls remained intractable on the Muslims [3]. Ftertpt these factors on the decline of the Islamic Fleet to the south, and during the decline encountered severe storms, many ships crashed and implemented the livelihoods of the soldiers, which led to the Muslims forced to lift the siege and return to Syria in August 718.
The Mcadd spend six months on the entry of Leo of Constantinople (March 25, 717), in September the same year, even the movement of Muslims from Bergamos towards the north, tell Lapidus located on the strait Dardanelles, and when he crossed the beach EU, and found themselves in front of the walls of Constantinople, while himself was a Navy pass the Dardanelles and the Sea of Marmara Sea on the besieged city. Astmat and Ilion (Leo III) to defend the city, blocked the entrances to the Bosphorus as a series of large iron and shipping soldiers on the walls to prevent Muslims from entering [5]. The work of the Muslim houses of wood he spent the winter, but the cold of winter was so harsh and severe Maany by Muslims many from hunger and disease, so they took the camels, horses and mules. Ilion, and also try to negotiate with the Bulgarians, who attacked the Muslims besieged the city from the EU side, and hearing the about, what caused the fire losses of the Greek fleet. And make matters worse, the complicity of Christian sailors who work with the Islamic Byzantine fleet, most of them have fled. The supplies arrived from Egypt about 400 vessels and 360 African ship during the spring of 718 / 99 e, but that did not alter the course of the war, and the city walls remained intractable on the Muslims [3]. Ftertpt these factors on the decline of the Islamic Fleet to the south, and during the decline encountered severe storms, many ships crashed and implemented the livelihoods of the soldiers, which led to the Muslims forced to lift the siege and return to Syria in August 718.
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