ENTRY TYPE
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SUMMARY
On September 3, 863 the military forces of the emir of Melitene Amr al-Aqta joined battle with those of Petronas, strategos of the theme of Thrakesion in a place called Poson, close to the Lalakaon River. The Arab army, surrounded by the Byzantines, was decimated and Amr al-Aqta was killed. This Byzantine victory is an important turning point for the dominance over Asia Minor. |
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