Anonymus 567 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | E VIII |
Dates | 718 (taq) / 718 (tpq) |
Religion | Muslim |
Ethnicity | Arab |
Locations | Constantinople |
Textual Sources | Chronicon Anonymi ad annum 1234 pertinens, ed. and tr. J.-B. Chabot, I = CSCO 81-82 (Paris, 1916-20), II = CSCO 109 (Louvain, 1937) (chronicle) |
Anonymus 567 was an Arab envoy sent by the caliph Omar II (Omar 2) to Maslama 1 at the siege of Constantinople in spring 718 with orders to abandon the siege and return the troops to their homes: Chron. 1234, ยง161 (p. 306).
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