Siege of Constantinople (674–678)
The First Arab Siege of Constantinople was a major conflict of the Arab–Byzantine wars. It was the first culmination of the Umayyad Caliphate’s expansionist strategy towards the Byzantine Empire, led by Caliph Mu’awiya I. Arab fleets secured bases along the coasts of Asia Minor, and then proceeded to install a loose blockade around Constantinople. The siege left several traces in...