Events Byzantine Emperor Philippicus deposed. ... // Events February 28 - An earthquake strikes Syria. ... Events August 11 - Germanus is translated from the bishopric of Cyzicus to the Patriarch of Constantinople Umayyad caliph al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik succeeded by Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik End of the reign of Empress Gemmei of Japan, she is succeeded by Empress Gensho. ... Events April 19 - The monastery on the Island of Iona celebrates Easter on the Roman date. ... Events Pelayo established the Kingdom of Asturias in the Iberian peninsula (modern day Portugal and Spain). ... Events The church of Nubia transfers its allegiance from the Eastern Orthodox Church to the Coptic Church. ... Events Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz succeeded by Yazid II ibn Abd al-Malik The Nihonshoki (日本書紀), one of the oldest history books in Japan, is completed Births Bertrada, wife of Pippin III (d. ... 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Events

• March 21 - Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid.
• March 25 - Leo III usurps the throne of Byzantium
• August 15 - Maslama begins the Second Arab siege of Constantinople. The siege lasts for nearly a year.
• December 24 - An earthquake shakes many places in northern Syria, and destroys the Old Church of Edessa.

• The Pictish king Nechtan son of Derile expels the monks from the Scottish island of Iona
• Umayyad caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik succeeded by Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... The Battle of Vincy was fought at Vincy, near Cambrai, in the modern département of Aisne. ... For the 13th century titular King of Hungary, see Charles Martel dAnjou. ... Ragenfrid (also Ragenfred, Raganfrid, or Ragamfred) (d. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... :For homonyms, see Leo III Leo the Isaurian and his son Constantine V. Leo III the Isaurian (c. ... Byzantine EmpireGreek name: - Basileia tōn Romaiōn) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Maslama bin Abdul-Malik (685–738), (Arabic: مَسلَمة بن عبد الملك), was a famous Muslim military commander of the Arabs heralding from the Umayyad Dynasty. ... Combatants Umayyad Caliphate Byzantine Empire, Bulgarians Commanders Maslama Leo III Strength 160,000-200,000 men, 2,000 ships Unkown Casualties 130,000-170,000 men, 2,000 ships Unknown The Second Arab siege of Constantinople (717-718), was a combined land and sea effort by the Arabs to take... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy in the crust that radiates seismic waves. ... Edessa is the historical name of a town in northern Mesopotamia. ... A replica of the Hilton of Cadboll Stone. ... Nechtan IV (also known as Nechtan mac Derile) was king of the Southern Picts from 706-724, and a member of the Strathclyde Dynasty. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1. ... Iona village viewed from a short distance offshore. ... The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ... Suleiman bin Abd al-Malik (c. ... Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (c. ...

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