History
 

718

World

General

Population: 224 Million*

Europe

  • Denmark: Danes fortify southern border against Saxon attack
  • England: Osric King of Northumbria
  • Spanish States: Visigothic prince Pelagius (Pelayo) founds the kingdom of the Asturias, Spain
    Moors now hold most of Spain and Portugal and begin advance northward
    Christians defeat Moors in Spain at battle of Covadonga
    End of Moslem Conquest of Spain with 10,000 dead

Middle East

  • Byzantine Empire: Leo III defends Constantinople for 13 months against Arabs and destroys their fleet
    End of Moslem-Byzantine Wars with 40,000 dead
  • Syria: Famine and mass starvation in Syria



 
 
 
 
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