Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677)
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The Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677) was a major naval engagement in which the Byzantine fleet decisively defeated the Arab forces during the First Arab–Byzantine War, helping to secure imperial control in the Sea of Marmara.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677) canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| conflictBetween | Byzantine fleet and Arab fleet ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Arab–Byzantine wars
ⓘ
surface form:
First Arab–Byzantine War
|
| conflictType | Byzantine–Arab naval engagement ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Arab–Byzantine hostilities ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Marmara Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Marmara Sea region
northwestern Asia Minor ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate | c. 677 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateYear | 677 ⓘ |
| hasCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
Arabic sources
ⓘ
Greek sources ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Sea of Marmara ⓘ near Kyzikos ⓘ |
| hasName |
Battle of Cyzicus
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Kyzikos
|
| historicalEra | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to defense of Constantinople’s approaches
ⓘ
helped secure Byzantine maritime dominance in the region ⓘ |
| involved |
Arab naval forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab navy
Byzantine navy ⓘ |
| locatedNear | city of Kyzikos ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Byzantine naval victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arab–Byzantine wars
ⓘ
Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
surface form:
First Arab–Byzantine War
|
| precededBy | early phases of the First Arab–Byzantine War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arab–Byzantine wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab–Byzantine naval conflicts
Arab–Byzantine wars ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine–Umayyad wars
|
| result | Byzantine victory ⓘ |
| secured | Byzantine control of the Sea of Marmara ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of maritime routes in the Sea of Marmara
ⓘ
defense of Byzantine imperial heartland ⓘ |
| theatre | Eastern Mediterranean naval theatre ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | naval warfare ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
Arab ships
ⓘ
Byzantine ships ⓘ |
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