Aegean War (Saint Muhammad)

Previous: Irene's War Revolt of Cicilia Concurrent: Second Khazar War Next: Qallu Coup Qallu Collapse Ægean War Raids of the Ægean   Beginning: 862 End: 865 Place: the Ægean Sea and isles Constantinople and Antioch Outcome: Aramaic victory: The Viking Lord of the Ægean turned into an Aramaic fief Major battles: Raids at Antioch and Constantinople Battle off Rhodes Battle of Cyprus Combatants   Byzantine Empire Empire of Aram Lordship of the Aegean Commanders   Basil of Byzantium † Anastasius III of Byzantium Husayn of Aram Askold of the Aegean? † Erik, Lord of Cyprus Strength ~2,000 at largest ~3,500 at largest Casualties and Losses heavy heavy

The Ægean War was a war between Viking raiders operating out of the Viking Lordship of the Aegean and the irritated and attacked local powers, the Empire of Aram under Husayn the Great and the Byzantine Empire under Basil the Pontian and later his nephew Anastasios III. The Ægean War ran simultaneously with the Second Khazar War which also saw Vikings attacking a Middle Eastern Power (Siyavash I's Sassanid Empire).