- capital. Maraş was
called Germanicia Caesarea (Ancient Gr****: Γερμανίκεια,
Germanikeia) in the time of the
Roman and
Byzantine empires,
probably after Germanicus...
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invading Umayyads and
forbade the
veneration of icons. Leo III was born in
Germanikeia, Commagene,
which is in
modern Kahramanmaraş in Turkey. His original...
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March 717 – 18 June 741 (24 years, 2
months and 24 days) Born c. 685 in
Germanikeia, Commagene, he
became a general. Rose in
rebellion and
secured the throne...
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State controlled by Philaretos.
Thoros controlled the
region around Marash (
Germanikeia)...
- the
founder of the so-called
Isaurian dynasty, was
actually born in
Germanikeia in
northern Syria c. 685; his
alleged origin from
Isauria derives from...
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under the
early Abbasids. Likewise, in
Upper Mesopotamia,
places like
Germanikeia (Mar'ash),
Hadath and
Melitene (Malatya)
became major military centers...
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briefly known as
Germanicia in
Ptolemais (Γερμανίκεια τῆς ἐν Πτολεμαΐδι,
Germaníkeia tês en Ptolemaΐdi). As a
Roman colony, it was
notionally refounded and...
- the
Muslim Arabs,
Emperor Constantine V
invades Syria, and
captures Germanikeia (modern Turkey). He
organises the
resettlement of part of the
local Christian...
- 778, the Byzantines,
under Michael Lachanodrakon,
seized the town of
Germanikeia (Ma'rash),
where they
captured significant amounts of
booty and took...
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falling apart under Marwan II,
Constantine invaded Syria and
captured Germanikeia (modern Marash, his father's birthplace), and he
recaptured the island...
