Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Syracuse (877–878)
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The result was: promoted by Jolly Ω Janner 01:45, 21 February 2016 (UTC)
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Siege of Syracuse (877–878)
[edit]![Capture of Syracuse from the Madrid Skylitzes](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/MadridSkylitzesFol100vDetail.jpg/120px-MadridSkylitzesFol100vDetail.jpg)
Capture of Syracuse from the Madrid Skylitzes
- ... that during the Siege of Syracuse by the Aghlabids in 877–878, the Byzantine navy failed to aid the city on time, as it was employed in the construction of the Nea Ekklesia church?
- Reviewed: Phaeton (patrol boat)
5x expanded by Cplakidas (talk). Self-nominated at 19:16, 31 January 2016 (UTC).