- الخندق, "Castle of the Moat") in the 820s. This was ****enized as Χάνδαξ (
Chándax) or Χάνδακας (Chándakas) and
Latinized as Candia,
which was
taken into...
- The
siege of
Chandax in 960-961 was the
centerpiece of the
Byzantine Empire's
campaign to
recover the
island of
Crete which since the 820s had been ruled...
- the
north coast, at Suda Bay or near
where their main city and
fortress Chandax (Arabic: ربض الخندق, romanized: rabḍ al-kḫandaq, lit. 'Castle of the Moat'...
-
besieged the city of
Chandax, the
capital of the
Arabs in Crete. The
Byzantines faced difficulties during the siege. The
walls of
Chandax were
heavily fortified...
-
Julian calendar.
March 6 –
Siege of
Chandax:
Byzantine forces under Nikephoros II
Phokas capture and
pillage Chandax after an 8-month siege. Nikephoros...
- near Almyros. He soon
began a nine-month
siege of the
fortress town of
Chandax,
where his
forces suffered through the
winter due to
supply issues. Following...
- the
initial Muslim resistance. A long
siege of the emirate's
capital of
Chandax followed,
which dragged over the
winter into 961. The city was finally...
- calendar. It was the
first year of the 960s decade.
Summer –
Siege of
Chandax: A
Byzantine fleet with an
expeditionary force (comprising
about 50,000...
-
south edge of the
valley of
Messara and is
mentioned in the
Archives of
Chandax in 1370. It is
possible that the name
Stavies has its
origin in the Italian...
-
stormed Chandax,
restoring Crete to Byzantium.
After the reconquest, the
island was
organized as a
regular theme, with a
strategos based at
Chandax. Extensive...
