Battle of Carthage (698)
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The Battle of Carthage was a confrontation between the Arab forces under Hasan ibn al - Nu'man and the Eastern Roman Empire, in the course of Islamic expansion. The defeat ended the Byzantine Exarchate of Carthage.
Prehistory
After the loss of Carthage as a result of Islamic expansion, the Eastern Roman Emperor Leontius sent out a naval expedition to conquer the city again. The fleet, under the droungaros Tiberius Apsimarus and the landing troops, under the command of John the Patrician, it came with a surprise attack, only the port and then to conquer the city. Hasan ibn al - Nu'man was suddenly interrupted by the loss of the city in the conquest of North Africa and introduced in the spring of 698 an approximately 40,000- strong army in Cairo to conquer Carthage again. The Byzantines attempted to reinforce their garrison with the help of the allied Berber.
In anticipation of the large Arab army they took on even contact with their enemies, the Visigoths and Franks. Only the Visigoth king Witiza sent 500 men to defend, apparently to secure with little effort the southern boundary of the Iberian Peninsula.
Course
When Hasan ibn al - Nu'man reached the city walls, he immediately began the siege. Since the population was very pleased with the conquest by Byzantium, he set the besieged with the choice to surrender or to die either. Similarly, the Eastern Roman Emperor gave his generals the orders to hold the city to the last or die. Outbreaks by the East Romans were successfully repelled from the Arabs. Attempts to move the indigenous population of the Berbers to a rebellion against the besiegers, apparently failed. Eventually Hasan ibn al - Nu'man to cut off the city is also on the supply from ships and to conquer Carthage by storm. The Eastern Roman commanders and some of their followers were allowed to settle before the final occupation of the city by sea.
Follow
John the Patrician was murdered as a result of a conspiracy of Tiberius Apsimarus. After returning to Constantinople Opel Tiberius Apsimarus successfully usurped the Byzantine throne and was henceforth known as Tiberius II.
After the victory of the Arabs Hasan ibn al - Nu'man but failed to defeat the native tribes. He had to retreat into Cyrenaica. It was his successor, Abd al -Malik was 702 Zanata under al - Kahina decisively defeated in what is now Tunisia.